contest
- n. 竞赛
- n. 争论
- v. 竞争
- v. 争辩
- Definition
- n. a competition
- n. a disagreement between people
- v. to compete for something
- v. to argue that it is wrong
- Example
- He entered the singing contest hoping to win first prize.
- 他报名参加了这次歌唱比赛，希望能获得第一名。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: an event where people try to win (noun).
比较义项：以取胜为目的的竞赛活动（名词）。
- competition
The general, everyday word for a competitive event with many participants; used broadly for sports and talent events, implying open rivalry; collocates with 'enter', 'win', 'fierce'.
泛指以取胜为目标的比赛活动，常用于体育、才艺等各类竞赛，暗示参赛者较多、竞争氛围明显，常与 enter（参加）、win（获胜）、fierce（激烈的）等词搭配。
Thousands of runners signed up for the city's annual running competition.
数千名跑步者报名参加了这座城市一年一度的跑步比赛。
- contest 本词
Stresses a formal event decided by judges or a vote rather than a plain score, e.g. 'beauty contest', 'essay contest'; also has a separate sense meaning a dispute (not compared here).
强调由评委或投票裁定名次的正式比赛，而非单纯计分决出胜负，如 beauty contest（选美比赛）、essay contest（征文比赛）；contest 另有“争论、争执”之义，此处不作比较。
She was crowned the winner of the town's annual beauty contest.
她被加冕为该镇一年一度选美比赛的冠军。
Competition and contest both mean an event where people try to win. Competition is the general, everyday word, used for sports events. Contest stresses a formal event decided by judges or a vote, as in 'beauty contest.' Its other sense, a dispute, is not compared.
这两个词在此义项上都指以取胜为目标的竞赛活动，语气相近，很多场合可以互换；不同之处在于 competition 更泛指各类比赛、常暗示参赛者众多，而 contest 更强调由评委或投票裁定名次的正式比赛。这里不比较 contest 的“争论、争执”义。