In the hotly contested race
在这场激烈竞赛中
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Making a Difference(当仁不让) ACT III
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 暑热地, 激烈地, 热心地
近义：heatedly, ardently, passionately, vehemently, warmly, enthusiastically
n. 赛跑;人种;竞争;民族;
v. 参加比赛;快速移动;空转;
💡 比赛跑（r=run）第一（ace，扑克a）
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜.
近义：hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint
反义：pace
v. 争夺, 竞争( contest的过去式和过去分词 ); 争辩, 提出异议
近义：arguable, moot, mootable, opposing, questionable, adversary
反义：inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, indubitable, irrefragable