| 词组 | contest |
| 释义 | 这组词都有“比赛”的含义。 1． tournament 常指“一系列的体育联赛”: The first match of the tournament played poorly. For the last game of the tourna- ment，the Bears faced the hosting Marist team. 2． match 和 game 都可以指“一系列比赛中的一场比赛”，但美国人说 game 多一些，英国人说 match 多一些: The last match was between India and Hong Kong. The second game of the tourna- ment for the Wolves was played against Grand Valley State Uni- versity. 3． 不少大型的全国性或国际性体育比赛可以用复数 games 来表示，不用 matches: The Olympic games as we know them are an international sports festival. The closing ceremony of the 14th Asian Games was held in Pusan Asiad Main Stadium. 4． contest 主要指“各种技艺的竞技比赛”，不一定是体育比赛: a speech contest a writing contest a beauty contest a contest between two top tennis players a poetry contest a digital photo contest a bridge design contest an essay contest an annual screenplay contest |
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