challenged

英 [ˈtʃælɪndʒd]

美 [ˈtʃælɪndʒd]

adj.  (委婉说法)伤残的，有残疾的
v.  对…怀疑(或质疑); 拒绝接受; 向(某人)挑战; (尤指在对方不情愿时)强烈建议(某人做某事); 考查…的能力; 考验…的技巧
challenge的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：challenged　过去式：challenged　

Collins.2 / COCA.25967

牛津词典

adj.

• （委婉说法）伤残的，有残疾的
  a polite way of referring to sb who has a disability of some sort
  1. a competition for physically challenged athletes
     残疾运动员的比赛
  2. I'm financially challenged at the moment (= I have no money) .
     我眼下身无分文。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 有…障碍的，有…缺陷的(常与不恰当的词语连用表示诙谐)
  If you say that someone ischallengedin a particular way, you mean that they have a disability in that area.Challengedis often combined with inappropriate words for humorous effect.
  1. ...terms like 'vertically-challenged' — meaning short...
     像“垂直缺陷”这种表示身材矮小的词语
  2. She ran off with an intellectually challenged ski instructor.
     她和一个脑筋不太好使的滑雪教练私奔了。

双语例句

• I did not think he was right, so I challenged him.
  我认为他是不对的，因此向他提出质疑。
• My research may have confirmed some initial fears, but it also challenged my assumptions.
  我的研究可能证实了一些最初的担心，但也动摇了我的设想。
• A mum slashed a neighbour's car tyre and challenged her to a fight after their daughters fell out
  两家的女儿吵起来后，一个妈妈划破了邻居的车胎，说要和她较量较量。
• Nicolas Copernicus challenged the mindset and found that it was heliocentric.
  尼古拉斯·哥白尼冲破了思维定势，提出了宇宙的日心说。
• They challenged him to produce evidence to support his allegations
  他们要他拿出证据证明自己的主张。
• He challenged us to try again.
  他向我们挑战，要我们再试试。
• The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics
  此项动议立即遭到其中两个共和国的反对。
• She was a playwright who challenged the political and social orthodoxies of her time.
  她是一个向她所处的那个时代的政治和社会正统观念发起了挑战的剧作家。
• Her version contradicted the Govern-ment's claim that they were shot after being challenged
  政府声称他们是在受到盘问后被开枪射杀的，而她的说法却与此相矛盾。
• The men apparently opened fire after they were challenged by a patrol.
  显然，那些人是在受到一支巡逻队的盘问后开的火。