/kənˈtest ||; kənˈtɛst/verb[T] 1 to take part in a competition or try to win sth 参加竞争；争取赢得: Twenty-four teams will contest next year's World Cup. 将有二十四支球队争夺明年的世界杯。
2 to say that sth is wrong or that it was not done properly 反驳；质疑: They contested the decision, saying that the judges had not been fair. 他们对裁决提出质疑，说法官不公正。