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competition1 noun a drawing/dancing competition 绘画／舞蹈比赛competition between businesses 商业竞争enemyShe's gone to work for the competition. ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ race 另见race条competition ♦︎ contest ♦︎ quizThese are all words for events in which people compete against each other to win a prize or to find out who is the best at sth. 这些词均表示比赛、竞赛。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a competition / contest between sb◆a competition / contest for sth◆in a competition / contest / quiz◆a / an international / national / sporting competition / contest◆to enter / take part in / win / have / hold a competition / contest / quiz■ competition [countable] an event in which people compete with each other to win a prize or to find out who is the best at sth 比赛；竞赛◆I won a car in a competition.我在一次比赛中赢了一辆汽车。◆We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the furthest.我们要比赛看谁游得最远。◆The competition is open to all readers of the magazine.这本杂志的所有读者都可参加这次比赛。 see also competitor ⇨ participant ■ contest [countable] a competition 比赛；竞赛◆They won the doubles contest against the Williams sisters.她们在双打比赛中赢了威廉姆斯姐妹。◆Jackson has injured his knee and is now out of the contest.杰克逊膝盖受伤，现已退出比赛。◆She's the favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest.她是本年度欧洲电视歌曲大赛的热门儿。◆a beauty / talent contest选美／才艺比赛ⓘ If you say that sth is no contest you mean that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the other that it is sure to win easily. * be no contest指比赛中的一方占据明显优势，胜券在握。NOTE 辨析 Competition or contest?Both of these words can refer to events in which people compete in sports or games, or to show their talent or knowledge, for example in performing, art or writing. Competition is a slightly more general word and can involve teams, groups or individuals competing. A contest is more often between a small number of individuals who are competing against each other to win a prize. In British English, competition, but not contest can describe an event that a large number of people enter by post or telephone, including events in which sb wins more by luck than by talent or skill, for example by being the first person to have their name picked out of a hat. 这两个词均可指体育比赛，或展示才能或知识的竞赛，如表演、艺术或写作等。competition比contest含义略广，可指小组、团体或个人之间的竞赛。contest较常指为数不多的参赛者竞逐奖项的比赛。在英式英语中，指许多人寄信或打电话参加的抽奖或竞猜活动用competition，而不用contest。这些活动很多是靠运气而非才能或技巧获胜，如谁的名字第一个从帽子里抽出来就赢◆Competition: to win an Oxford Mini car, customers must guess how many copies of the Oxford Minidictionary will fit into the car.有奖竞猜：想赢得牛津迷你车，顾客必须猜出车里能放多少本牛津迷你词典。However, in American English, contest can also be used in this way. 但在美式英语中，contest也可这样用◆To enter the contest, simply send an email to this address...要参加比赛，只须发送电邮至以下地址⋯ see also contestant ⇨ participant ■ quiz (plural quizzes) [countable] a competition or game in which people try to answer questions to test their knowledge 知识竞赛；智力游戏◆I'm useless at general knowledge quizzes.我在常识问答竞赛方面很差劲。◆He's the host of a popular TV quiz show.他是一档颇受欢迎的电视问答游戏节目的主持人。◆The club has weekly quiz nights.这家俱乐部每周举行一次猜谜之夜的活动。 |