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

• This is a beauty contest where all the contestants are ugly.
  这好像是一个所有参赛者都是丑八怪的选美比赛。
• But now, beauty contest teams often have a consulting plastic surgeon on hand.
  而现在，参加选美比赛的各支团队都会配有整形顾问。
• 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 participated any beauty contest before?
  以前有否参加过任何选美比赛？
• My neighbor won the second prize of a beauty contest.
  我邻居赢了选美比赛的第二名。
• She entered for beauty contest last year and won the first prize.
  她去年参加了选美比赛，赢了一等奖。
• Without letting anyone know, Debbie entered the beauty contest.
  黛比没让任何人知道，悄悄地参加了选美比赛。
• The disappointed runner-up in the beauty contest damned with faint praise the newly crowned queen.
  在比美赛中失失望的亚军明褒实贬新选出的王后。
• She looked very excited to hear that she won the first prize in the beauty contest.
  听说她在选美比赛中得了一等奖，她看起来很激动。
• Mommy, I'm going to be in a beauty contest.
  妈，我会参加选美。