Challenge
['tʃælɪn(d)ʒ] or ['tʃælɪndʒ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) a demand by a sentry for a password or identification.
(noun.) questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; 'his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy'.
(noun.) a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror.
(noun.) a call to engage in a contest or fight.
(noun.) a demanding or stimulating situation; 'they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power'.
(verb.) raise a formal objection in a court of law.
(verb.) ask for identification; 'The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard'.
(verb.) issue a challenge to; 'Fischer challenged Spassky to a match'.
(verb.) take exception to; 'She challenged his claims'.
校對:威尔默--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
(n.) The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.
(n.) A claim or demand.
(n.) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
(n.) An exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause.
(n.) An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.
(n.) To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy.
(n.) To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat.
(n.) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
(n.) To censure; to blame.
(n.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged us, with "Who comes there?"
(n.) To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.
(n.) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.
(n.) To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter.
(v. i.) To assert a right; to claim a place.
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同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Defy, dare, brave, invite to trial, call to combat, call to answer.[2]. Demand, require, claim, call for.[3]. (Law.) Object to, take exceptions to.
n. [1]. Defiance, summons to trial, call to combat, call to answer.[2]. (Law.) Exception, objection.
編輯:陌莉
同義詞及反義詞：
SYN:Defy, summon, dare, question, investigate, brave, canvass
ANT:Pass, allow, grant, concede
克雷格編輯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to call on one to settle a matter by fighting or by any kind of contest: to claim as one's own: to accuse; to object to.—n. a summons to a contest of any kind but esp. a duel: a calling of any one or anything in question: exception to a juror: the demand of a sentry.—adj. Chall′engeable that may be challenged.—n. Chall′enger one who challenges to a combat of any kind: a claimant: one who objects calls in question.
布赖恩特編輯
娱乐性解釋/意思：
If you are challenged to fight a duel, you will become involved in a social difficulty wherein you will be compelled to make apologies or else lose friendships. To accept a challenge of any character, denotes that you will bear many ills yourself in your endeavor to shield others from dishonor.
伊米莉亚整理
例句/造句/用法:
- Mr. Bennet accepted the challenge, observing that he acted very wisely in leaving the girls to their own trifling amusements. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- All at once, in the midst of his turbulent emotions, Bradley stopped and seemed to challenge his look. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Edison has said that he never saw a statement in any book as to such things that he did not involuntarily challenge, and wish to demonstrate as either right or wrong. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Then thou dost persist in thy refusal to confess thy guilt, and in that bold challenge which thou hast made? 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- To the scientists it would be a challenge--to bring these facts under the light of their researches, to extend these researches to the borders of those facts. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
- In one group, it may be met by recourse to fisticuffs, in another by a challenge to a duel, in a third by an exhibition of contemptuous disregard. 約翰·杜威. 民主與教育.
- He felt the challenge in her very attire-she challenged the whole world. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Hears his number called, hears himself challenged, hears the rattle of the muskets, hears the orders 'Make ready! 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- In fear that this subterfuge might be challenged, he gave Benjamin a discharge of his indentures, but at the same time s igned with him a new secret contract. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- He felt the challenge in her very attire-she challenged the whole world. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- Andreu Nin had challenged at the government position. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- This part of his teaching was soon challenged. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- I may not deny what thou hast challenged, said the Grand Master, provided the maiden accepts thee as her champion. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Ahead of him now at the top of the ridge was the government position where he knew he would be challenged. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Criticism and argument were again at their height, while Upton, as Edison's duellist, was kept busy replying to private and public challenges of the fact. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- He waylays the smaller boys to punch their unprotected heads, and calls challenges after me in the open streets. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Those are great challenges for us to decide. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- There were some sallies and minor successes, and Antony was loud with challenges to Octavian to decide the matter by personal combat. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Whatever they undertake is important, and challenges our attention. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
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