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

• 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。
• Out-dated ideas are challenged by new concepts.
  旧思想受到新观念的冲击。
• We challenged a team who called themselves 'College Athletes'.
  我们向一个自称“大学运动员”的队下了战书。
• The method is now being challenged by more and more people.
  现在，越来越多的人对这种方法提出了质疑。
• This was Hyer's last fight, for no one else challenged him
  这是海尔的最后一场比赛，因为再没有人向他发起挑战。
• The knight challenged his enemy to a single combat.
  那位骑士向他的敌人发出挑战，要求进行一场一对一的决斗。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。