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词汇 challenge
释义 challenge
noun
uk /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ us /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/

challengenoun (DIFFICULT JOB)


B1[ C or U ]
(the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a person's ability: 挑战;难题;考验
face a challenge Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest challenges faced by scientists today.寻找这个难题的解决办法是当今科学家们所面临的最大挑战之一。
You know me - I like a challenge.你了解我——我喜欢挑战。
rise to the challenge It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll rise to the challenge.这份工作会很有难度,不过我相信她会知难而上的。
Europe's finest golfers are getting ready for the challenge of the Ryder Cup.
An awesome challenge lies ahead of them.
Finding a cure for cancer is one of the biggest challenges facing medical researchers.寻找治疗癌症的方法是医学研究者面临的最大挑战之一。
I've promised to finish the task by Friday, but it's going to be quite a challenge.
It could be a bit of a challenge getting the piano through the doorway.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Complicated and difficult to do
advanced
ambitious
ambitiously
another
arduous
formidable
formidably
get blood out of/from a stoneidiom
grail
gruelling
onerous
onerously
overdemanding
painstaking
picnic
toughen
trickily
tricky
tuff
ultra-sensitive

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Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences

challengenoun (INVITATION)


[ C ]
an invitation to compete or take part, especially in a game or argument: (尤指比赛或辩论)挑战(书),邀请
"I bet you can't eat all that food on your plate." "Is that a challenge?"“我敢打赌你吃不完自己盘里的食物?”“这是在叫板吗?”
[ + to infinitive ]She issued a challenge to her rival candidates to take part in a public debate.她向与她竞争的候选人发出挑战,邀请他们参加一次公开辩论。
issue a challengeThey plan to issue the challenge at a news conference today.
[ C ]
an invitation to do something difficult, funny, or embarrassing, especially on social media, often as a way of raising money for a good cause: (尤指社交网络上的,常为慈善性质)挑战书;参赛邀请
The Ice Bucket Challenge, in which people filmed themselves being doused with icy water, raised awareness and over $100 million for the ALS Association.“冰桶挑战”的参与者拍摄了自己被冰水浇灌的画面,提高了人们ALS协会的认识并筹集了超过1亿美元的善款。
He issued Tom with a challenge to come out and fight.
He thinks he can get to the top of the mountain quickest. That is his challenge to us.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
be one up on someoneidiom
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
dare
get one up on someoneidiom
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
jungle
pit
runner
runners and ridersidiom
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
snap

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Making appeals & requests

challengenoun (QUESTION)


C2[ C or U ]
asking if something is true or legal: 质疑,怀疑
pose a challengeThe result of the vote poses a serious challenge to the government's credibility.投票结果使人们对政府的可信度提出了严重质疑。
Because of the way this research was conducted, its findings are open to challenge.因为研究方法的问题,该项研究的结果颇让人怀疑。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Suspecting & questioning
ask questions of someone/somethingidiom
challengingly
cynic
cynical about someone/something
cynically
cynicism
doubt
interrogate
query
reservation
reserve
sceptic
sceptical
sceptically
scepticism
skeptical
skeptically
suspect
suspected
suspiciously

challengenoun (INSTRUCTION)


[ C ]
an instruction given by a soldier or guard at a border or gate, telling someone to stand still and say their name and reasons for being there(哨兵或警卫)喝停盘查
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The armed forces generally
absent without leave
anti-military
AWOL
CAO
casualty assistance officer
casualty notification officer
defence
dog tag
French Foreign Legion
guard
multi-service
non-military
outmarch
paramilitary
psych ops
quarter
recce
the military-industrial complex
the National Guard
the SAS

challengenoun (REFUSAL)


[ C ] law specialized
the act of refusing to accept someone as a member of a jury: (对某人出庭担任陪审员表示的)反对,拒绝
A challenge to a member of the jury should be made before the trial begins.反对某人为陪审团成员的申明应在开审之前宣布。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Refusing & rejecting
abjuration
abnegate
abnegation
bar
bat something/someone away
decline
disavow
gainsay
oppositional
opt
pass on
pass something up
punt on something
rebel
refuse
regret
sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom
tear
wash your hands of somethingidiom
would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom

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Judges & juries
challenge
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/ us /ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/

challengeverb[T] (INVITE)


to invite someone to compete or take part, especially in a game or argument: (尤指比赛或辩论)挑战,邀请
challenge someone to something/do somethingTina has challenged me to a game of poker.蒂娜向我挑战,要我和她玩扑克牌一决高低。
He played a tricky piece on the piano and then challenged me to do the same.
They challenged us to a game of football.
Can I challenge you to a game of chess?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
be one up on someoneidiom
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
dare
get one up on someoneidiom
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
jungle
pit
runner
runners and ridersidiom
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
snap

challengeverb[T] (DOUBT)


B2
to question if something is true or legal: 质疑,怀疑
Children challenge their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past.如今子女对父母权威的质疑远远多于过去。
It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director's decision.她真有勇气,敢于反对总经理的决定。
Six journalists sought to challenge in court the legality of the ban on broadcasting.6名记者在法庭上试图对禁播令的合法性提出质疑。
UK Union representatives are planning to challenge New Labour policy at the party conference.
They did not dare to challenge the sacred cow of parliamentary democracy.他们不敢反对不容质疑的议会民主。
They challenged all our beliefs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Suspecting & questioning
ask questions of someone/somethingidiom
challengingly
cynic
cynical about someone/something
cynically
cynicism
doubt
interrogate
query
reservation
reserve
sceptic
sceptical
sceptically
scepticism
skeptical
skeptically
suspect
suspected
suspiciously

challengeverb[T] (TEST)


to test someone's ability or determination考验…的能力(或决心)
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Making people excited and interested
absorbed
animate
arouse someone's curiosity
be someone's bagidiom
bedazzle
breathe
interest someone in something
intoxicate
intrigue
occupy
overexcite
stimulate
stir
suspensive
sweep
sweep someone along
talk something up
tantalize
the Thames
whip

challengeverb[T] (STOP)


to tell someone at a border or gate to stand still and say their name and reasons for being there(在大门,边境等地)盘问,查问
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Suspecting & questioning
ask questions of someone/somethingidiom
challengingly
cynic
cynical about someone/something
cynically
cynicism
doubt
interrogate
query
reservation
reserve
sceptic
sceptical
sceptically
scepticism
skeptical
skeptically
suspect
suspected
suspiciously

challengeverb[T] (REFUSE TO ACCEPT)


law specialized
to refuse to accept someone as a member of a jury(对某人出庭担任陪审员)表示反对,拒绝
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Refusing & rejecting
abjuration
abnegate
abnegation
bar
bat something/someone away
decline
disavow
gainsay
oppositional
opt
pass on
pass something up
punt on something
rebel
refuse
regret
sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom
tear
wash your hands of somethingidiom
would not do something for all the tea in Chinaidiom

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Judges & juries

challenge | American Dictionary


challenge
noun
us/ˈtʃæl·əndʒ/

challengenoun (DIFFICULT JOB)


[ C/U ]
something needing great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully, or the situation of facing this kind of effort:
[ C ]It’s a challenge being in a marriage when both partners have high-pressure jobs.
[ C ]No matter how long you write, poetry remains a challenge.
[ C ]Germany faces broad challenges in the coming years.

challengenoun (EXPRESSION OF DOUBT)


[ C/U ]
a questioning or expression of doubt about the truth or purpose of something, or the right of a person to have or do something:
[ U ]Because of the way this research was done, its findings are open to challenge.
[ C ]The president is clearly anticipating a new challenge to his authority.

challengenoun (COMPETITION)


[ C ]
something that competes with you or is a threat:
The governor barely survived a challenge from an unknown opponent in the primary.

challenging


adjectiveus/ˈtʃæl·ən·dʒɪŋ/
For a reporter, covering the White House is a challenging assignment.
challenge
verb[ T ]
us/ˈtʃæl·əndʒ/

challengeverb[T] (ASK TO COMPETE)


to invite someone to take part in a competition:
The other candidates challenged the president to take part in a debate.

challengeverb[T] (PRESENT A DIFFICULT TEST)


to present tasks to someone that need great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully:
It’s easy enough to crank out college graduates, but a good education should really challenge them.

challengeverb[T] (EXPRESS DOUBT)


to express or represent doubt about the truth of something:
Advanced computers challenge long-held notions about intelligence and thought.

challenge | Business English


challenge
noun
uk /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/us
[ C or U ]
a job, duty, or situation that is difficult because you must use a lot of effort, determination, and skill in order to be successful:
accept/face/meet a challengeAfter significant losses last year, the company now faces the challenge of trying to repair its reputation with investors.
be/pose/present a challengeThe weakness of the dollar could pose a challenge to the company's expansion plans.
As a software developer he enjoys the challenge of working with cutting-edge technology.
She was getting bored at work and felt she needed a new challenge.
Finding time to do the work has proven a real challenge.
a big/major/serious challenge
[ C ]
an invitation for someone to compete against you or for you to prove that you can achieve a particular goal:
challenge from sbResponding to a challenge from dissident shareholders, the board approved a number of steps to enhance shareholder value.
[ C ]
an act of asking whether something is true or legal, or whether someone has the authority or right to do something:
mount/launch a challenge againstUnions are planning to launch a legal challenge against the airline for changing the work schedules of 14,000 cabin crew.
challenge
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/us
to officially question whether something is true or legal, or whether someone has the authority or right to do something:
Keep copies of all written correspondence to support your case if the company later challenges you for further payment.
Corporate lawyers challenged the ban, but the court upheld it last year.
to compete against someone or ask them to prove that they can achieve a particular goal:
challenge sb to do sthConsumers are challenging manufacturers to adopt greener policies.
to encourage someone to increase their skills, determination, abilities, etc. by making them do something new or difficult:
People are just looking for jobs that will challenge and inspire them.
to cause difficulties for someone or something:
Local businesses have been greatly challenged by the recession.

Examples of challenge


challenge
This ordinance is challenged by a landlord who has no plans for conversion.
Attempting to write a global geographical perspective on organic agriculture is a major challenge.
The common challenge physiologists, philosophical psychologists, and also physicists set themselves in that period was that of making invisible forces visible.
A future challenge for the authors will be to explain how changes in the model's parameters embody changes in these fundamental psychological processes.
In other words, in refusing to attribute any role to crime, these studies are forced into the same zero-sum framework they attempt to challenge.
We therefore suggest that the encoding of discrete category representations be added as a fifth challenge for cognitive neuroscience.
A challenge in responding to such requests is in determining the comparative benefits and risks of different stem cell transplant methods.
Opposition parties lack an independent material base to effectively challenge the regime.
However, on the other hand, certifying that a random k-tuple system has low discrepancy seems to be an algorithmic challenge.
This paper addresses the technical challenges of implementing a producibility analysis tool.
The challenge has come from what was supposed to be the heart of the mechanistic world view - from physics.
Countries are facing this challenge in many different ways, but one common factor is the increasing reliance on electronics and systems.
Section 2 begins with an overview of the theoretical challenge, and then presents a category-theoretic framework for deriving transition systems.
As with literature, a considerable theoretical challenge exists in relating the subjective to the intersubjective.
Creating culturally relevant ways of thinking about diversity and aging : theoretical challenges for the twenty-first century.
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Collocations withchallenge


challenge

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big challenge
However, digital image analysis of three-dimensional data sets still represents a big challenge.
considerable challenge
Music represents a considerable challenge for visualisation, because it has many attributes which change over time and the relationships between these attributes are complex.
constitutional challenge
An "as-applied" challenge, on one usage, is any constitutional challenge that seeks to vindicate the personal rights of the claimants. 35.
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