challenge是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 (the situation of being faced with) something that needs great mental or physical effort in order to be done successfully and therefore tests a person's ability -- 挑戰；難題；考驗

  • Finding a solution to this problem is one of the greatest challenges faced by scientists today. 尋找這個難題的解決辦法是當今科學家所面臨的最大挑戰之一。

  • You know me - I like a challenge. 你了解我——我喜歡挑戰。

  • It's going to be a difficult job but I'm sure she'll rise to the challenge. 這份工作會很有難度，不過我相信她會知難而上的。

• 1 an invitation to compete or take part, especially in a game or argument -- （尤指比賽或辯論）挑戰（書），邀請

  • "I bet you can't eat all that food on your plate." "Is that a challenge?" 「我敢打賭你吃不完自己盤裡的食物。」「這是在挑戰我嗎？」

  • [ + to infinitive ] She issued a challenge to her rival candidates to take part in a public debate. 她向與她競爭的候選人發出挑戰，邀請他們參加一次公開辯論。

• 2 asking if something is true or legal -- 質疑，懷疑

  • The result of the vote poses a serious challenge to the government's credibility. 投票結果使人們對政府的可信度提出了嚴重質疑。

  • Because of the way this research was conducted, its findings are open to challenge. 因為研究方法的問題，該項研究的結果頗讓人懷疑。

• 3 an instruction given by a soldier or guard at a border or gate, telling someone to stand still and say their name and reasons for being there -- （哨兵或警衛）喝停盤查

• 4 the act of refusing to accept someone as a member of a jury -- （對某人出庭擔任陪審員表示的）反對，拒絕

  • A challenge to a member of the jury should be made before the trial begins. 反對某人為陪審團成員的申明應在開審之前宣佈。

• 5 to invite someone to compete or take part, especially in a game or argument -- （尤指比賽或辯論）挑戰，邀請

  • Tina has challenged me to a game of poker 蒂娜向我挑戰，要我和她玩撲克牌一決高低。

• 6 to question if something is true or legal -- 質疑，懷疑

  • Children challenge their parents' authority far more nowadays than they did in the past. 如今子女對父母權威的質疑遠遠多於過去。

• 7 to test someone's ability or determination -- 考驗…的能力（或決心）

• 8 to tell someone at a border or gate to stand still and say their name and reasons for being there -- （在大門、邊境等地）盤問，查問

• 9 to refuse to accept someone as a member of a jury -- （對某人出庭擔任陪審員）表示反對，拒絕