contest
gb/kˈɑntɛst/ us/kˈɑntɛst/
A2
อังกฤษ
~ 3600
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A2
event
1
An event where people compete
An event where people try to win by being better than others.
รูปแบบการใช้:
a contest for [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'contest' with 'context'. 'Contest' is about competition, while 'context' is about surrounding information.
คำพ้องความหมาย
competition (A very general word for any situation where people or groups try to win.)
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tournament (Usually refers to a series of games or matches in sports or games.)
คำตรงข้าม
exhibition (An event for display rather than competition.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
enter a contest
|win a contest
|hold a contest
|photography contest
|singing contest
หัวข้อ
sports
|entertainment
|business
|arts_entertainment
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She won first place in the poetry contest.
- The school is holding a spelling contest next week.
- Over 100 teams entered the robotics contest this year.
- They organized a cooking contest to raise money for charity.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I joined a singing contest at school.
- He won the photo contest.
- We have a chess contest today.
- The art contest is for children.
คำกริยา
B2
action
2
To challenge or oppose something
To say that something is wrong or should not be accepted, especially in an official way.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to contest [a decision/verdict/election]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this with 'protest'; 'contest' here is more formal and often legal.
คำพ้องความหมาย
challenge (A more general term for questioning or opposing something.)
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dispute (Implies arguing about whether something is true or valid.)
คำตรงข้าม
accept (To agree with or not oppose a decision or result.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
contest a decision
|contest an election
|contest the results
|legally contest
หัวข้อ
law
|politics
|business
|communication
ตัวอย่าง
- The candidate decided to contest the election results.
- He plans to contest the will in court.
- Several athletes are contesting the referee's decision.
- They are contesting the fine imposed by the agency.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- She will contest the test results.
- He wants to contest the decision.
- They will contest the election.
- We can contest the bill.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
contest
IPA
GB/kˈɑntɛst/
US/kˈɑntɛst/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
con - test (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (con)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: contest
- Plural: contests
Verb
- Base: contest
- 3rd Person Singular: contests
- Present Participle: contesting
- Past: contested
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
contests
noun
contesting
verb
contested
verb
Core family
contestant
noun B1
Advanced or less common
contestable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
uncontestable
adjective
วลีและสำนวน
beauty contest
1/bjˈuti kˈɑntɛst/
fixed phrase
Competition judging beauty
A show where people are judged on their looks, and sometimes talent or personality.
ตัวอย่าง
- She won the state beauty contest last year.
- The beauty contest included an interview round.
hotly contested
1/hˈɑtli kəntˈɛstɪd/
fixed phrase
Strongly disputed or competed for
When many people strongly try to win or get something, or strongly disagree about it.
ตัวอย่าง
- It was a hotly contested match between the two rivals.
- The seat is hotly contested in this election.
no contest
1/nˈoʊ kˈɑntɛst/
fixed phrase
Legal plea without admitting guilt
A legal answer where you do not say you are guilty, but you accept the punishment.
ตัวอย่าง
- He pleaded no contest to the charges.
- The defendant entered a no contest plea.