contest的读法为英/ˈkɒntestkənˈtest/，美/ˈkɑːntest kənˈtest/。
contest，英语单词，名词、动词，作名词时意为“比赛，竞赛；（控制权或权力的）争夺；争论，争辩，争执”，作动词时意为“争取赢得（比赛、选举等）；参加（竞争或选举），竞争；争辩，争论；就……提出异议，反驳”。
短语搭配：
beauty contest 选美活动；选美比赛；选美会。
Speech Contest 演讲比赛；英语演讲比赛；演讲竞赛；讲演比赛。
Blog Contest 博客大赛。
contest n 辩驳；比赛；争夺。
English Contest 综合知识竞赛；英语竞赛。
pop contest 流行音乐会。
recital contest 朗诵比赛。
scholarship contest 奖学金竞试。
例句：
1、The contest was as much about personalities as it was about politics.
竞赛比手段策略，也比个性。
2、It was an uneven contest.
这是一场不公平的竞赛。
3、The football match looks like being a David and Goliath contest.
这场足球比赛看上去像是一场力量悬殊的较量。
4、The winner of each contest goes through to the grand final.
每场比赛的胜者进入最后的决赛。
5、Three candidates contested the leadership.
有三位候选人角逐领导权。
6、Who is adjudicating at this year's contest?
今年比赛谁当裁判？
7、Foolishly, I allowed myself to be persuaded to enter the contest.
我竟傻乎乎地让人说服去参加比赛。
8、The presidential contest is nip and tuck.
总统竞选势均力敌。
9、The divorce was not contested.
这桩离婚案没有人提出异议。
10、It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties
这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。