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

• Out-dated ideas are challenged by new concepts.
  旧思想受到新观念的冲击。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the efforts have been challenged from two sides.
  但是这些努力受到了两方面的影响。
• Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill
  民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑。
• 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。
• He challenged me to a game of weiqi ( or go chess).
  他向我挑战，下一盘围棋。
• The virtuality of the cyberspace has challenged to the traditional rules and the theory of the criminal law.
  网络空间的虚拟性，对传统的刑法规则和刑法理论形成了一定的冲击和挑战。
• 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。
• He challenged us to try again.
  他向我们挑战，要我们再试试。