单词 | in/out of contention for something |
释义 | in/out of contention forsomethingable/notabletoachieveorwinsomething,especiallyinsports: Thislossputs them out ofcontentionfor theplayoffsthisyear. Herweakperformanceon theparallelbarsput her out ofcontentionfor amedal. It would befoolishtorulehim out ofcontentionfor thejob. Twoteamsare still incontentionfor the season'schampionship. He was underscrutinyassoonas he was incontentionfor thegold. See also contention(IN A COMPETITION) |
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