| 词汇 | contested |
| 释义 | contested past simple and past participle ofcontest contest verb[ T ] uk /kənˈtest/ us /kənˈtest/ contestverb[T] (ARGUE)If you contest a formal statement, a claim, a judge's decision, or a legal case, you say formally that it is wrong or unfair and try to have it changed: 质疑;辩驳;驳斥 We will certainly contest any claims made against the safety of our products.我们肯定会驳斥任何批评我们产品安全性的说法。 Refusing & rejecting abjuration abjure abnegate abnegation bar bat something/someone away decline demur disavow gainsay miss a chance/opportunityidiom opt opt out pass on pass something up punt on something quit resistant sb wouldn't touch something/someone with a bargepole/barge poleidiom tear You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking legal action contestverb[T] (COMPETE)to compete for something: 竞争;争夺;角逐 The medal is being keenly contested by eight gymnasts.八名体操运动员在激烈争夺这枚奖牌。 Competing in sport bring bring someone on bye bye week catchup contention duel explosive field gear go the distanceidiom match non-competitor outduel park the busidiom partner up play bigidiom square step/move up a gearidiom weigh You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing and contending (non-sporting) contestverb[T] (ATTEMPT)to attempt to win an election or to get power or control: 争取，争夺（选举胜利或权力） She could win, since only two people are contesting the seat and the other candidate is very unpopular.她大有希望获胜，因为只有两个人争夺这个位置，而另一个候选人很不得人心。 Elections absentee absentee ballot absentee vote absentee voter absentee voting enfranchisement entrance poll exit poll first-past-the-post flip proportional representation proxy proxy vote proxy voter proxy voting vote something through voting voting booth voting machine voting slip You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing and contending (non-sporting) Examples of contestedcontested In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The miners were prepared to resort, if not to violence, then to acts of civil disobedience and incursions onto contested land. Even in those states where primary reforms had been enacted, contested primaries did not always occur. It is against this imposed hegemony (often criticised as white and imperialistic) that contextual theology arose as a contested discipline. That welfare reform is badly needed cannot be seriously contested. The tax system also offered the program an existing institutional implementation structure and less politically contested funding mechanism. It is through communicational acts that prescriptive rules for action are propagated, affirmed, contested, or rejected. In the transition from military dictatorship to (at least a procedurally) democratic regime, these countries conducted contested elections. With nearly half of all constituencies contested, the election dramatically confirmed the extent to which divergent religious sensibilities provoked opposing political affiliations. Moreover, this approach must recognise more of the multiple outcomes and multiple perspectives present in the contested terrains of environmental crises. When we are dealing with contested concepts, we cannot assume that readers share the same understanding. By the early twentieth century, images of the wider setting and the fenced-off corners had become powerful tools in a contested citybuilding process. This proliferation is changing the playing field upon which democratic politics are contested. Electorally contested 'swing' regions tended to be the beneficiaries of national subsidies rather than others. In this period, there have been 352 races where incumbents have been contested and where data are available. Our findings suggest that political discussion is infrequently public, modestly contested and sometimes marred by inequality. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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