vt (1)竞争(赛)，争夺(try to win，esp in competition;fight for)[T+n](fml)：～an election/a seat on the town council/a prize竞选/角逐市议会的席位/竞争一笔奖金;an election～ed by six candidates一场有六位竞选者的选举;The soldiers～ed their fort/every inch of the ground.士兵们争夺他们的要塞/每一寸土地。a hotly ～ed match争夺激烈的比赛;〖同〗compete for，struggle for，fight for;

(2)质疑，争论(辩)(bring argument against;dispute)[T+n](fml)：(hotly/bitterly)～the judge's decision/the referee's decision/sb's ability to do sth/sb's right to speak/sb's claim for damage/a statement/a point/an idea/a will对法官的判决/裁判的裁定/某人做某事的能力/某人的发言权/某人的赔偿要求/陈述/论点/主意/遗嘱(激烈/激烈)地提出争议;〖同〗dispute;〖反〗accept，approve，support;

n(1)比(竞)赛(competition，esp one in which people perform separately)[C]：a beauty/dancing/fishing/composition/boxing/sporting/speech/archery～选美/舞蹈/钓鱼/作文/拳击/体育/讲演/射箭比赛;〖同〗competition，match，game;

(2)角逐，争夺(struggle or fight in which rivals compete against each other for victory or superiority)[C]： a～for the top job in the union/the position of minister of foreign affairs/the leadership of a party角逐协会里的最高工作/外交大臣的职位/党的领导地位;It was a bitter～of will.那是意志的激烈较量。〖同〗conflict，struggle，fight;〖反〗agreement;

→ con′testant n 竞赛者，选手;

【辨异】1)动词contest与compete的区别见COMPETE;2)名词contest与conflict和fight及combat的区别见CONFLICT。