contesting
present participle ofcontest
| 单词 | contesting |
| 释义 | contesting present 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) Examplesofcontestingcontesting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In short, they were reproducing their own constructions of identity, community and history with a view tocontestingand transforming existing racial meanings. From theCambridge English Corpus He sees contemporary discourse about human rights as the modern version of justifying andcontestingcompeting values. From theCambridge English Corpus Inventing images: constructing andcontestinggender in thinking about electroacoustic music. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, there are, of course, new regional and global transnational actorscontestingthe terms of globalization-not just corporations but new social movements. From theCambridge English Corpus First, the information costs ofcontestingelections increased, as illiteracy rates declined and media coverage (including radio) expanded. From theCambridge English Corpus The office bloc ballot is designed so that the names of candidates are grouped together under the title of the office they arecontesting. From theCambridge English Corpus As suggested above, which of these two options is preferred in the end will depend oncontestingnotions of holding people responsible. From theCambridge English Corpus These latter groups were not justcontestingthe empirical state. From theCambridge English Corpus He wascontestingthe then more prevalent view, that these activities were symptoms of pathological and progressive cognitive deterioration. From theCambridge English Corpus It is this latter assumption we arecontesting. From theCambridge English Corpus Workers politics were also mired in thecontestingpositionalities of gaining control over others. From theCambridge English Corpus However, the nation'scontestingfactions faced a dilemma. From theCambridge English Corpus Deputies fearedcontestinglocal elections against incumbents who could draw on the resources of their offices for their campaigns. From theCambridge English Corpus Overall the system has forced a consolidation of parties into electoral alliances whencontestingthe plurality seats. From theCambridge English Corpus Contestingthis erasure of the musical subject, biographical micro-histories situate the individual at the centre of music studies. 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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