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GRE Barron 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 竞争; 对...表示怀疑
• ［英］ v. 竞争 ( compete) 对...表示怀疑 ( claim that sth is not proper)
• ［记］ con ( 共同) +test ( 测试, 证据) -> 共同测试 -> 比赛
• ［同］ 同根词: detest ( 厌恶) ; testify ( 证明, 作证)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Middle French contester, from Latin contestari (litem) to bring an action at law, from contestari to call to witness, from com- + testis witness — more at testament
• Date: 1603
• intransitive verb
  • strive, vie
• transitive verb
  • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; especially dispute, challenge
• ? contestable adjective
• ? contester noun

II. noun

• Date: 1630
• 1. a struggle for superiority or victory ; competition
• 2. a competition in which each contestant performs without direct contact with or interference from his competitors

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