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单词

contestant

读音
kənˈtestənt
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词根

"Contestant"的词根来自于拉丁语 "contendere",用来指竞争、斗争。

释义

n. 竞争者;争辩者 [ 复数 contestants ]

例句

The fifth contestant won the biggest prize.
第五名选手赢得了最高奖。
As a contestant, I think, one should be confident and full of hope.
作为一名选手,我认为应该充满信心和希望。
If a contestant injures himself while attempting to foul his opponent, the referee will not take any action in his favor.
如果参赛者在企图对对手犯规时弄伤了自己,裁判将不会采取对他有利的行动。

强化记忆

一个好的记忆方法是将 "contestant" 与 "compete" 或 "contest" 联系起来,因为这是它的基础词根。"Contestant"这个词起源于16世纪的拉丁语,最初用来指代在法庭上对立的一方。现在,它的含义已经扩展到了参加任何形式的比赛或竞赛的人。

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that thought you could major in triviaor be a professional ex-game show contestant.And so I sold out way too young.
How about a Mumbai teen who grew up in the slumswants to become a contestant on the Indian version
The dice are fair, so each side is equally likely to come up.Each contestant will be sent into a Royal Rolling Room,where they’ll roll both dice 20 times.
where they’ll roll both dice 20 times.A contestant’s score starts at zero, and each turn,they should add the total of the two numbers rolled to their score.
The rooms are secure, and no one observes the rolls.That means a contestant could add incorrectly, or worse, be dishonestand make up a score they didn’t achieve.
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