contest: n.1.竞争,争论。2.竞赛,比赛。短语和例子a musical contest音乐比赛会。 an oratorical contest辩论会。 the contest of strength 力量的较量。vt.1.争夺(胜败,土地等)。2.争议,辩驳,争论。短语和例子contest a prize 争夺奖赏。 contest an election 竞选。 contest
Barack obama is the first black candidate to have a serious chance of winning the presidency ( latest polls show him beating both john mccain and rudy giuliani in a head - to - head contest ) 巴拉克?奥巴马是美国第一位黑人总统候选人,而且他赢得竞选的概率还是挺大的(最近的民调显示,在一对一的人气拼比中,他超过了约翰?麦凯恩和鲁迪?朱利亚尼) 。