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

• When I tried to enter the building, the guard at the door challenged me.
  我试图进入大楼时，卫兵查问了我。
• 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。
• This regulation was challenged but upheld by the courts.
  这项规章虽受到挑战，但却得到了法院的支持。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Out-dated ideas are challenged by new concepts.
  旧思想受到新观念的冲击。
• 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 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。
• 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。