challenge

英 ['tʃælɪndʒ] 美 ['tʃælɪndʒ]

• n. 挑战；邀请比赛；盘问；质疑
• v. 向 ... 挑战；盘问；质疑

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]挑战; 邀请比赛

   invitation or call to sb to take part in a game, contest, fight, etc. to prove who is better, strong, more able, etc.

2. [C]怀疑,质问; 要求

   statement or action which questions or disputes sth

3. [C]艰巨的任务

   difficult, demanding or stimulating task

v. (动词)

1. vt. 挑战

   invite sb to compete against one in a fight match

2. vt. 质疑

   question the rightness or legality, etc.

3. vt. 考验

   test the abilities

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 挑战，要求决斗，邀请比赛
2. 质疑，怀疑，质问，质询
3. 指责
4. 颇有作为的工作，艰巨任务，艰巨的事，难题
5. 查问口令，盘问
6. 【律】反对
7. 挑战书
8. <美>(对某一选票的效力或投票的资格表示的)异议
9. 【医】激发(指注入抗原以激发免疫应答)

v. 动词

1. 怀疑，质疑，对…怀疑
2. 反对，对...提出异议
3. 【律】宣布反对
4. 激发，刺激，引起
5. 挑战，向…挑战
6. 要求，需要，强烈建议
7. 考查，考验（能力和技巧）
8. 盘问，查问
9. 吠叫
10. 要求参加决斗、竞赛等
11. 挑动
12. 作出、发出或提出挑战
13. 表示异议

英英释义

Noun:

1. a demanding or stimulating situation;

   "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
   

2. a call to engage in a contest or fight

3. questioning a statement and demanding an explanation;

   "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
   

4. a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror

5. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification

Verb:

1. take exception to;

   "She challenged his claims"
   

2. issue a challenge to;

   "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
   

3. ask for identification;

   "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
   

4. raise a formal objection in a court of law

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The crossing of this dangerous river was a challenge to most of us.
   对我们大多数人来说,横渡这条充满危险的大河确实是个挑战。
2. He accepted his friend's challenge to swim across the river.
   他接受朋友提出的挑战，游过这条河。
3. We accepted their challenge to a baseball game.
   我们接受了他们棒球邀请的挑战。
4. He ignored the sentry's challenge to halt.
   他不理睬哨兵喝令止步的盘问。
5. Their legal challenge was unsuccessful.
   他们的法律质疑未获成功。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Nowadays no one will challenge the fact that the earth is round.
   现在没有人会对地球是圆的这一事实提出异议。
2. New competitors are emerging to challenge the old economic arrangements.
   新的竞争对手正在崛起，向旧的经济布局挑战。
3. The sentry challenged the stranger at the gates.
   哨兵查问在门口的陌生人。
4. I did not think he was right, so I challenged him.
   我认为他是不对的，因此向他提出质询。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. Exploring outer space is a challenge to mankind.
   探索外太空是一项向人类发出的挑战。
2. I accepted a challenge to a tennis match.
   我接受了网球赛的挑战。
3. We should look upon the relative backwardness of our economy as a challenge to greater exertions.
   我们应该把我国经济的相对落后看成是要求我们做出更大努力的一种鞭策。
4. A sentry gave the challenge,“Halt!Who goes there?”
   哨兵喝问:“站住!什么人?”
5. He sent a challenge to run a race.
   他发出了赛跑比赛的挑战书。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. I did not think he was right, so I challenged him.
   我认为他是不对的,因此向他提出质疑。
2. The job doesn't really challenge him.
   这项工作不能真正地考验他。
3. When I tried to enter the building, the guard at the door challenged me.
   我试图进入大楼时,卫兵查问了我。
4. I challenged him to a game of chess.
   我要求同他下盘棋。
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5. U.S. business today is challenged by aggressive overseas competitors.
   今天的美国商业受到咄咄逼人的外国竞争者的挑战。
6. His claim to that piece of property is being challenged.
   有人就他对那份财产的声明提出异议。
7. He was busy challenging for the leader of the club.
   他正忙于竞选争当俱乐部领导人。

S+～+wh-clause

1. He challenged why I didn't get things ready before.
   他质问我为什么不早点准备。

用作宾补动词

S+～+ n./pron. +to- v

1. I challenge you to show your proof.
   我要求你拿出证据来。
2. He challenged us to try again.
   他向我们挑战,要我们再试试。

经典引文

• My challenge to any of the great leaders of the Christian churches..to come and debate the question of religion and free thought.

  出自： R. Lynd

• The tremendous challenge of his post, and the problems he faced.

  出自： D. Acheson

• The Martyrs' Memorial..an occasional challenge to the climbing skills of students.

  出自： E. Longford

• To be challenged of unkindness.

  出自： P. Sidney

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• accept a challenge 应战
• face an challenge 面临着挑战
• give a challenge 挑战
• meet the challenge 对付挑战
• pose challenges 提出挑战
• refuse a challenge 拒绝挑战
• send a challenge 送挑战书

形容词+～

• loud challenge 强烈的要求
• angry challenge 愤怒的挑战
• direct challenge 直接的挑战
• fierce challenge 激烈的挑战
• public challenge 公开的挑战
• sharp challenge 尖锐的挑战

介词+～

• beyond challenge 无与伦比
• letter of challenge 挑战书
• under challenge of 处于…局面
• with challenge 挑衅

～+介词

• challenge of life 生活的挑战
• challenge to a duel 决斗的挑战
• challenge to jurors 要求陪审员回避
• challenge to mankind 对人类的挑战
• challenge to the world 向世界挑战

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• challenge a theory 对某理论提出异议
• challenge understanding 需要认识

～+介词

• challenge sb for lying 因某人说谎而质问
• challenge sb to battle 挑起战争
• challenge sb to fight 向某人挑战

词语用法

1. challenged同challenging都为形容词，前者表示“受到挑战的”，后者表示“挑战性的，激发人们思考或行动的”。
2. 要表示“向某人挑战，和某人比试”时，用challenge sb to sth,这里介词to不改为with。

   He challenged me to a debate.
   他向我挑战，要和我比试辩论。

n. (名词)

1. challenge用作名词的基本意思是“挑战,邀请比赛”。引申可指“具有挑战性的事物”“艰巨的任务”; 也可指对某事的正确性或合法性的“质疑”; 还可指哨兵发出的“止步命令,喝停盘问”。
2. challenge常与介词to连用,引出挑战的对象。
3. challenge可接动词不定式，表示“提出…的挑战”。

v. (动词)

1. challenge用作动词的基本意思是“挑战”,指通过决斗或其他较量方式解决争端。引申指对某事的正确性、合法性提出“质疑”; 也可指“考验某人的能力”“激发某人做某事”; 还可指哨兵“喝令站住”,盘问诸如身份、姓名、意图等; 亦指“要求”“需要”。
2. challenge是及物动词,可接名词、代词或从句作宾语,也可接以动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。

词源解说

• ☆ 1292年进入英语，直接源自古法语的chalenge，意为争论；最初源自拉丁语的calumnia，意为诡计，花招。

近反义词

【近义词】

• defiance

【反义词】

• concede