contested
past simple and past participle ofcontest
| 单词 | contested |
| 释义 | contested past simple and past participle ofcontest contest verb[T] uk/kənˈtest/us/kənˈtest/contestverb[T](ARGUE)If you contest aformalstatement, aclaim, a judge'sdecision, or alegalcase, you sayformallythat it iswrongorunfairandtryto have itchanged: We willcertainlycontest anyclaimsmade against thesafetyofourproducts. Refusing & rejecting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Taking legal action contestverb[T](COMPETE)tocompetefor something: Themedalis beingkeenlycontested by eightgymnasts. Competing in sport
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing and contending (non-sporting) contestverb[T](ATTEMPT)toattempttowinanelectionor to getpowerorcontrol: She couldwin, since only twopeopleare contesting theseatand the othercandidateis veryunpopular. Elections
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing and contending (non-sporting) Examplesofcontestedcontested In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The miners were prepared to resort, if not to violence, then to acts of civil disobedience and incursions ontocontestedland. From theCambridge English Corpus Even in those states where primary reforms had been enacted,contestedprimaries did not always occur. From theCambridge English Corpus It is against this imposed hegemony (often criticised as white and imperialistic) that contextual theology arose as acontesteddiscipline. From theCambridge English Corpus That welfare reform is badly needed cannot be seriouslycontested. From theCambridge English Corpus The tax system also offered the program an existing institutional implementation structure and less politicallycontestedfunding mechanism. From theCambridge English Corpus It is through communicational acts that prescriptive rules for action are propagated, affirmed,contested, or rejected. From theCambridge English Corpus In the transition from military dictatorship to (at least a procedurally) democratic regime, these countries conductedcontestedelections. From theCambridge English Corpus With nearly half of all constituenciescontested, the election dramatically confirmed the extent to which divergent religious sensibilities provoked opposing political affiliations. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, this approach must recognise more of the multiple outcomes and multiple perspectives present in thecontestedterrains of environmental crises. From theCambridge English Corpus When we are dealing withcontestedconcepts, we cannot assume that readers share the same understanding. From theCambridge English Corpus By the early twentieth century, images of the wider setting and the fenced-off corners had become powerful tools in acontestedcitybuilding process. From theCambridge English Corpus This proliferation is changing the playing field upon which democratic politics arecontested. From theCambridge English Corpus Electorallycontested'swing' regions tended to be the beneficiaries of national subsidies rather than others. From theCambridge English Corpus In this period, there have been 352 races where incumbents have beencontestedand where data are available. From theCambridge English Corpus Our findings suggest that political discussion is infrequently public, modestlycontestedand sometimes marred by inequality. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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