| 单词 | challenge |
| 释义 | challenge challenge // noun, verb
■ noun [C]
1 a new or difficult task that tests sb/sth's ability and skill: Managers in the IT industry are facing some real challenges. How will the government meet the challenge of rising unemployment? Do you enjoy a challenge? Keeping your best employees is one of the toughest challenges facing managers in the IT industry. The Internet poses many challenges to established businesses.
a big/huge/major/real/tough challenge ◆ a competitive/management/technical challenge ◆ to be/pose a challenge ◆ to accept/face/take on/meet a challenge
2 an act of testing the authority or the strength of sb/sth: The group is facing a legal challenge from its shareholders. The budget airlines have mounted a challenge to the major carriers. They lost their court challenge to the new law.
❖ to face a challenge ◆ to launch/mount a challenge (to sb/sth)
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to question whether sth is right, legal, etc: The government's policies have been challenged by the unions. He does not like anyone challenging his authority.
2 to compete with sb/sth for the highest position: The group is trying to challenge Korea Telecom for market leadership. We want to challenge the dominance of BMW and Mercedes in the luxury car market.
3 to test sb's ability and skills, especially in an interesting way: The job doesn't really challenge her. He always challenges his staff to find new solutions to problems. |
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