beauty contest

英 [ˈbjuːti kɒntest]

美 [ˈbjuːti kɑːntest]

n.  选美比赛; “选美式”竞争(指互相竞争的公司或个人为说服某人采用其服务而举行的展示活动)

牛津词典

noun

• 选美比赛
  a competition to choose the most beautiful from a group of women
• “选美式”竞争（指互相竞争的公司或个人为说服某人采用其服务而举行的展示活动）
  an occasion on which several competing companies or people try to persuade sb to use their services

柯林斯词典

• 选美比赛
  Abeauty contestis a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.

双语例句

• You look like you won a beauty contest.
  你看起来像是赢了选美比赛一样。
• A group of nomads have a kind of beauty contest that extend for one week every year.
  一群游牧人民每年有一种延续一周的选美大赛。
• She took the first place in the beauty contest.
  她在选美比赛中得了第一名。
• My neighbor won the second prize of a beauty contest.
  我邻居赢了选美比赛的第二名。
• We spotted the winner of the beauty contest the moment she appeared.
  她一出现，我们就认准她将在选美比赛中获胜。
• Have you ever entered a beauty contest? Yes, I have.
  你有没有曾经参加过一次美妙的比赛？
• She has been living in a goldfish bowl since she won the beauty contest.
  自从她选美获胜后，她就像活在金鱼缸中，任人参观，毫无隐私。
• There is little hope for Mary to win the beauty contest.
  玛丽在选美比赛中获胜的希望不大。
• Mommy, I'm going to be in a beauty contest.
  妈，我会参加选美。
• Diana won the beauty contest yesterday.
  黛安娜在昨天的选美比赛中获胜。