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contestant

英 [kən'test(ə)nt] 美 [kən'tɛstənt]

解释

n. 竞争者；争辩者

※ 提供单词"contestant"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

contestant (adj.): 1660s, from French contestant, present participle of contester (see contest (v.)).
contestant (n.): "one who contests," from contestant (adj.). Popularized in U.S. Civil War, when it was a journalist's term for the combatants on either side.

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例句和用法

1. Please welcome our next contestant.: 请欢迎我们的下一位竞赛选手。

2. The judges passed on each contestant.: 裁判员对每一位参赛者加以品评.

3. The company will furnish each contestant with a free ticket.: 公司将为每个参赛者免费提供一张票.

4. The personal appearance and interview of the contestant is another count.: 参加比赛者的个人仪表和谈话也是一项.

5. They spoke of her as a contestant or a place or even an enemy.: 他们提起她时,拿她当做一个竞争者或是一个去处,甚至当做一个敌人.