contestant
英 [k?n'test(?)nt]
美[k?n't?st?nt]
- n. 競爭者；爭辯者
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?contestants;
英文詞源
- contestant (adj.)
- 1660s, from French contestant, present participle of contester (see contest (v.)).
- contestant (n.)
- "one who contests," from contestant (adj.). Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side.
雙語例句
- 1. Please welcome our next contestant.
- 請歡迎我們的下一位競賽選手。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. The judges passed on each contestant.
- 裁判員對每一位參賽者加以品評.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.
- 公司將為每個(gè)參賽者免費(fèi)提供一張票.
來自辭典例句
- 4. The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.
- 參加比賽者的個(gè)人儀表和談話也是一項(xiàng).
來自辭典例句
- 5. They spoke of her as a contestant or a place or even an enemy.
- 他們提起她時(shí),拿她當(dāng)做一個(gè)競爭者或是一個(gè)去處,甚至當(dāng)做一個(gè)敵人.
來自英漢文學(xué) - 老人與海