contest

コンテスト、競技

ほかの人よりうまく行って勝とうとする催し。

やさしい英語で： An event in which people try to win by doing something better than others.

• She entered a singing contest.
• The contest winner received a new bicycle.
• Who won the spelling contest?

類義語： competition

よく使う表現： spelling contest, enter a contest, win a contest

論争、争い

ある物事をめぐる言い争いや意見の対立。

やさしい英語で： An argument or disagreement about something.

• The claim was accepted without contest.
• A bitter contest arose over the boundary.
• Their contest concerned the right to collect taxes.

類義語： dispute, debate, controversy

反対語： agreement

よく使う表現： contest over something, without contest

異議を唱える、争う

決定や主張、結果が間違っているとして、変えようとする。

やさしい英語で： To say that a decision, claim, or result is wrong and try to change it.

• They contested the court’s decision.
• His daughter is contesting the will.
• Will you contest the election result?

類義語： challenge, dispute, oppose

反対語： accept

よく使う表現： contest a decision, contest a will, contest the result

立候補する、争う

競争や選挙で、地位や権力を得ようとする。

やさしい英語で： To try to win a position or gain power in a competition or election.

• Three candidates will contest the seat.
• Her party contested every district in the election.
• He plans to contest the leadership next year.

使い方： contest something (She will contest a seat in the next election.)

類義語： compete for, vie for

よく使う表現： contest a seat, contest an election

守り抜く、抵抗する

支配を保ったり他人に奪われるのを防いだりするため、激しく戦う。

やさしい英語で： To fight hard to keep control of something or stop others taking it.

• The soldiers contested every inch of ground.
• The defenders contested the bridge until nightfall.
• They fiercely contested the enemy’s advance through the valley.

類義語： defend, fight for

反対語： surrender

よく使う表現： contest every inch, contest the ground