| 单词 | challenge |
| 例句 | challenge noun 1.•he accepted the challenge:dare, provocation | summons. 2.•a challenge to his leadership:test, questioning, dispute, stand, opposition, confrontation. 3.•it was proving quite a challenge:problem, difficult task, test, trial.▶verb 1.•we challenged their statistics:question, disagree with, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question, object to. 2.•he challenged one of my men to a duel:dare, summon, throw down the gauntlet to. 3.•changes that would challenge them:test, tax, strain, make demands on | stretch, stimulate, inspire, excite.USAGE challenged The use of challenged with a preceding adverb, e.g., physically challenged, originally intended to give a more positive tone than such terms as disabled or handicapped, arose in the U.S. in the 1980s. Despite the originally serious intention, the term rapidly became stalled by uses whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually clearly ironic: examples include cerebrally challenged, follicularly challenged, etc.Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |
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