Contested

(adj.) disputed or made the object of contention or competition; 'a contested election' .

编辑:梅尔维尔

• By eleven o'clock the skirmishing had grown into a hard-contested battle. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The English played well, but the Americans played better, and contested every inch of the ground as strongly as if the spirit of '76 inspired them. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Edison's claims were strenuously and stubbornly contested throughout a series of intense legal conflicts that raged in the courts for a great many years. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Like most all valuable inventions, Mr. Bessemer’s claim to priority for the invention was contested. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• He has fought successfully two contested elections, and has come out of the ordeal unscathed. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Thus, in 1893, the litigation was reopened, and a protracted series of stubbornly contested conflicts was fought in the courts. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.

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