大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 close contest
释义：
close contest 比分接近的比赛;
势均力敌的比赛
例句：
It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties.
两大主要反对党之间的较量仍然旗鼓相当。
The latest opinion polls are predicting a very close contest.
最新的民意测验预言将是一场势均力敌的竞赛。
This is going to be a close contest, I think, all the way through.
Mr. Ryan's selection had both parties trying to determine how he would alter what has been a close contest.
This could well decide the outcome of the extremely close contest between the parties for control of the House.
Nick Clegg has insisted that the Oldham East and Saddleworth by-election remains a "really close contest" as campaigning enters its final stages.
As well as an agonisingly close contest of opinion, the second ballot will be an unusually stiff test of the voters' dedication.
The Knicks had a first- or second-year player finish a close contest nine times in 21 such games, or 42.8% of the time.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan torpedoed Jimmy Carter with his famous line, "There you go again" and turned a close contest into a 10-point blowout.
Now, opinion polls in what seems to be a close contest are divided on whether the Hindu card is proving a trump or not.
There are nearly 70 million Roman Catholics in the United States, about 20 percent of the electorate, and they can tip the balance in a close contest.
As we saw with this election, the College often gives a close contest a definitive end, which enables us to put the election behind us and move onward.
"Of course it is a close contest, " Mr Clegg said.
The Lib Dem leader has said he expects it to be a "close contest" and Mr Cameron had urged all his MPs to head to the constituency to support their candidate.
After the timeout, the Knicks went on a ridiculous 30-2 run, blowing open what had been a close contest to win, 105-79, and even up the best-of-seven series at one game apiece.
The race was closely watched not only because of South Carolina's predictive role in the past, but because polls had shown several candidates in a close contest here this month, with many voters remaining undecided.
Monday's poll is expected to be a close contest between Prime Minister Raila Odinga and one of his deputies, Uhuru Kenyatta, who is due to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) later this year for allegedly orchestrating violence after the disputed 2007 election.
