English-Thai Dictionary

challenge

N การ ท้าทาย  kan-tar-tai

 

challenge

N สิ่ง ที่ ท้าทาย  test trial demanding task sing-ti-ta-tai

 

challenge

VT กระตุ้น  stimulate ka-tun

 

challenge

VT ท้าทาย  dare defy invite to contest tar-tai

 

challenge

VT เรียกร้อง  riak-rong

 

challenger

N คู่แข่ง  competitor competition rival ku-kaeng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHALLENGE

n.Literally, a calling, or crying out, the primary sense of many words expressing a demand, as claim. Hence appropriately, 1. A calling upon one to fight in single combat; an invitation or summons, verbal or written, to decide a controversy by a duel. Hence the letter containing the summons is also called a challenge.
2. A claim or demand made of a right or supposed right.
There must be no challenge of superiority.
3. Among hunters, the opening and crying of hounds at the first finding the scent of their game.
4. In law, an exception to jurors; the claim of a party that certain jurors shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause; that is, a calling them off. The right of challenge is given both in civil and criminal trials, for certain causes which are supposed to disqualify a juror to be an impartial judge. The right of challenge extends either to the whole panel or array, or only to particular jurors, called a challenge to the polls. A principal challenge is that which the law allows without cause assigned. A challenge to the favor, is when the party alleges a special cause. In criminal cases, a prisoner may challenge twenty jurors, without assigning a cause. This is called a peremptory challenge.

 

CHALLENGE

v.t. 1. To call, invite or summon to answer for an offense by single combat, or duel.
2. To call to a contest; to invite to a trial; as, I challenge a man to prove what he asserts, implying defiance.
3. To accuse; to call to answer.
4. To claim as due; to demand as a right; as, the Supreme Being challenges our reverence and homage.
5. In law, to call off a juror, or jurors; or to demand that jurors shall not sit in trial upon a cause. [See the noun. ]
6. To call to the performance of conditions.

 

CHALLENGEABLE

a.That may be challenged; that may be called to account.

 

CHALLENGED

pp. Called to combat or o contest; claimed; demanded, as due; called from a jury.

 

CHALLENGER

n. 1. One who challenges; one who invites to a single combat; one who calls on another by way of defiance.
2. One who claims superiority; one who claims any thing as his right, or makes pretensions to it.
3. One who calls a juror, or a jury, from the trial of his cause.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHALLENGE

Chal "lenge, n. Etym: [OE. chalenge claim, accusation, challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation, contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See Calumny. ]

 

1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons. A challenge to controversy. Goldsmith.

 

2. The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his post, and demanding the countersign.

 

3. A claim or demand. [Obs. ] There must be no challenge of superiority. Collier.

 

4. (Hunting )

 

Defn: The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.

 

5. (Law )

 

Defn: An exception to a juror or to a member of a court martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his cause. Blackstone

 

6. An exception to a person as not legally qualifed to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. [U. S.] Challenge to the array (Law ), an exception to the whole panel. -- Challenge to the favor, the alleging a special cause, the sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and office it is to decide upon it. -- Challenge to the polls, an exception taken to any one or more of the individual jurors returned. -- Peremptory challenge, a privilege sometimes allowed to defendants, of challenging a certain number of jurors (fixed by statute in different States ) without assigning any cause. -- Principal challenge, that which the law allows to be sufficient if found to be true.

 

CHALLENGE

Chal "lenge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Challenged; p. pr. & vb. n.Challenging. ] Etym: [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF. chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L. calumniar to attack with false accusations. See Challenge, n., and cf. Calumniate. ]

 

1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to defy. I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by right of fatherhood. Locke.

 

2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by personal combat. By this I challenge him to single fight. Shak.

 

3. To claim as due; to demand as a right. Challenge better terms. Addison.

 

4. To censure; to blame. [Obs. ] He complained of the emperors... and challenged them for that he had no greater revenues... from them. Holland.

 

5. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines ); as, the sentinel challenged us, with "Who comes there "

 

6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.

 

7. (Law )

 

Defn: To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or member of a court.

 

8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualifed as a voter. [U. S.] To challenge to the array, favor, polls. See under Challenge, n.

 

CHALLENGE

CHALLENGE Chal "lenge, v. i.

 

Defn: To assert a right; to claim a place. Where nature doth with merit challenge. Shak.

 

CHALLENGEABLE

CHALLENGEABLE Chal "lenge *a *ble, a.

 

Defn: That may be challenged.

 

CHALLENGER

CHALLENGER Chal "len *ger, n.

 

Defn: One who challenges.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

challenge

chal lenge |ˈCHalənj ˈtʃælənʤ | ▶noun 1 a call to take part in a contest or competition, esp. a duel: he accepted the challenge. • a task or situation that tests someone's abilities: the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers. • an attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport: a world title challenge. 2 an objection or query as to the truth of something, often with an implicit demand for proof: a challenge to the legality of the order. • a sentry's call for a password or other proof of identity. • Law an objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member. 3 Medicine exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens: recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 invite (someone ) to engage in a contest: he challenged one of my men to a duel. • enter into competition with or opposition against: incumbent Democrats are being challenged in the 29th district. • make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position ): they were challenging his leadership. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] invite (someone ) to do something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible; dare: I challenged them to make up their own minds. • test the abilities of: he needed something both to challenge his skills and to regain his crown as the king of the thriller. 2 dispute the truth or validity of: employees challenged the company's requirement. • Law object to (a jury member ). • (of a sentry ) call on (someone ) for proof of identity. 3 Medicine expose (the immune system ) to pathogenic organisms or antigens. DERIVATIVES chal lenge a ble adjective, chal leng er noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation ’ and ‘accuse ’): from Old French chalenge (noun ), chalenger (verb ), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny, ’ calumniari ‘calumniate. ’

 

challenged

chal lenged |ˈCHalənjd ˈtʃalɪnʤd | ▶adjective [ with submodifier or in combination ] (used euphemistically ) impaired or disabled in a specified respect: physically challenged. • informal lacking or deficient in a specified respect: vertically challenged | today's attention-challenged teens. usage: The use with a preceding adverb, e.g., physically challenged, originally intended to give a more positive tone than such terms as disabled or handicapped, arose in the US in the 1980s. Despite the originally serious intention, the term rapidly became stalled by uses whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually clearly ironic: examples include cerebrally challenged (not very smart ), follicularly challenged (bald or balding ), vertically challenged (short ), etc.

 

Challenger

Chal leng er |ˈCHalənjər ˌtʃælənʤər | a US space shuttle that exploded 1.5 minutes after launch on January 28, 1986, killing its crew of seven.

 

Challenger Deep

Chal leng er Deep |ˈCHalənjər ˈtʃælənʤər ˈˌdip | the deepest part (36,201 feet, 11,034 m ) of the Mariana Trench in the North Pacific, discovered by HMS Challenger II in 1948.

 

Oxford Dictionary

challenge

chal |lenge |ˈtʃalɪn (d )ʒ | ▶noun 1 a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength. • a task or situation that tests someone's abilities: the traverse of the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers | he took up the challenge of organizing a sports afternoon. • an attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport. 2 a call to prove or justify something: a challenge to the legality of the banning order. • a guard's call for a password or other proof of identity. • Law an objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member. 3 [ mass noun ] Medicine exposure of the immune system to pathogenic organisms or antigens: recently vaccinated calves should be protected from challenge. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 dispute the truth or validity of: it is possible to challenge the report's assumptions. • Law object to (a jury member ): a certain number of jurors may be challenged. • (of a guard ) order (someone ) to prove their identity. 2 invite (someone ) to engage in a contest: he challenged one of my men to a duel | organizations challenged the government in by-elections. • enter into competition with or opposition against. • make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position ): they were challenging his leadership. • [ with obj. and infinitive ] invite (someone ) to do or say something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible: I challenge the Minister to deny these accusations. • make demands on; prove testing to: a new way of life that would challenge them. 3 Medicine expose (the immune system ) to pathogenic organisms or antigens. DERIVATIVES challengeable |-dʒəb (ə )l |adjective, challenger noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation ’ and ‘accuse ’): from Old French chalenge (noun ), chalenger (verb ), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny ’, calumniari ‘calumniate ’.

 

challenged

chal |lenged |ˈtʃalɪndʒd | ▶adjective [ with submodifier or in combination ] used euphemistically to indicate that someone suffers disability in a specified respect: my experience of being physically challenged. • informal used to indicate that someone or something is lacking or deficient in a specified respect: I didn't know he was so vertically challenged | today's attention-challenged teens. usage: The use with a preceding adverb (e.g. physically challenged ), originally intended to give a more positive tone than terms such as disabled or handicapped, arose in the US in the 1980s and quickly spread to the UK and elsewhere. Despite the serious intention the term rapidly became stalled by uses whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually clearly ironic: examples include cerebrally challenged, conversationally challenged, and follicularly challenged. See also usage at disabled .

 

Challenger

Chal leng er |ˈCHalənjər ˌtʃælənʤər | a US space shuttle that exploded 1.5 minutes after launch on January 28, 1986, killing its crew of seven.

 

Challenger Deep

Challenger Deep the deepest part (11,034 m, 36,201 ft ) of the Mariana Trench in the North Pacific, discovered by HMS Challenger II in 1948.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

challenge

challenge noun 1 he accepted the challenge: dare, provocation; summons. 2 a challenge to his leadership: test, questioning, dispute, stand, opposition, confrontation. 3 it was proving quite a challenge: problem, difficult task, test, trial. ▶verb 1 we challenged their statistics: question, disagree with, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question, object to. 2 he challenged one of my men to a duel: dare, summon, throw down the gauntlet to. 3 changes that would challenge them: test, tax, strain, make demands on; stretch, stimulate, inspire, excite. USAGE challenged The use of challenged with a preceding adverb, e.g., physically challenged, originally intended to give a more positive tone than such terms as disabled or handicapped, arose in the U.S. in the 1980s. Despite the originally serious intention, the term rapidly became stalled by uses whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually clearly ironic: examples include cerebrally challenged, follicularly challenged, etc. Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

challenge

challenge noun 1 he accepted the challenge: dare, provocation; summons. 2 he successfully resisted a challenge to his leadership: confrontation with, dispute with, stand against, test of, opposition, disagreement with; questioning of, defiance, ultimatum. 3 getting ready for the visitors was proving quite a challenge: problem, difficult task, test, trial; trouble, bother, obstacle. ▶verb 1 you will need to be able to challenge their statistics in an informed way: question, disagree with, object to, take exception to, confront, dispute, take issue with, protest against, call into question; demur about /against, dissent from, be a dissenter from. 2 he challenged one of my men to a duel: dare, summon, invite, bid, throw down the gauntlet to, defy someone to do something. 3 a new way of life that would challenge them: test, tax, try; strain, make demands on, weary, wear out, drain, sap; stretch, stimulate, arouse, inspire, excite, spur on.

 

Duden Dictionary

Challenger

Chal len ger Substantiv, feminin , die |ˈt͜ʃɛlind͜ʃə (r )|die Challenger; Genitiv: der Challenger englisch, »Herausforderer «eine amerikanische Raumfähre

 

Challengerturnier

Chal len ger tur nier Substantiv, Neutrum Tennis , das |t͜ʃɛlənd͜ʃə …|zu englisch challenger = Herausforderer Turnier 2 für meist jüngere Spieler und Spielerinnen, die sich dort für ihre weitere Karriere qualifizieren können

 

French Dictionary

challenge

challenge n. m. nom masculin Compétition sportive. Prononciation Ce mot se prononce à la française, [ʃalɑ̃ʒ ]

 

challenger

challenger n. m. nom masculin Sportif qui tente d ’arracher un titre au champion actuel. Note Technique Ce nom a été adopté par l ’Académie française sous la forme anglaise. Prononciation Ce nom se prononce à la française, [ʃalɑ̃ʒɛr ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

challenge

challenge nombre masculino Competición deportiva en la que el ganador conserva el título obtenido hasta que un competidor le despoja de él en una prueba posterior .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

challenge

chal lenge /tʃǽlɪn (d )ʒ / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 〖「告発する 」＞「(権利を )主張する 」＞「挑戦する 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-ɪz /1 C «…するという /…にとっての » (やりがいのある )課題 , 意欲をそそるもの «of do ing /for » ; 難問 , 難題 ; U 意欲, やりがい ▸ face [enjoy, relish ] a challenge of developing new drugs 新薬開発という課題に立ち向かう [喜んで取り組む ]▸ meet [rise to ] a challenge 試練に打ち勝つ ▸ The challenge is (to ) keep [｟まれ ｠keeping ] winning .課題は勝ち続けることだ (!toを省略するのは ｟くだけて ｠) ▸ a daunting technical challenge for engineers 技術者にとって難しいがやりがいのある仕事 2 C 【権力 考え方などに対する 】異議 , 抗議 , 説明要求 «to » ▸ a legal challenge 法的手段による抗議 ▸ mount a challenge to Tom's leadership トムの指導力に対する異議を申し立てる ▸ pose [present ] a challenge 抗議を行う 3 C 【選手権などへの 】挑戦 «for » ; 【挑戦の 】申し込み «to » ▸ a challenge for the world title 世界選手権へのチャレンジ 4 C 誰何 （すいか ） (!警備員などのHalt! Who goes there? などの言葉 ) .5 C 〘法 〙(陪審員に対する )忌避 （きひ ）.6 C 〘医 〙攻撃 .動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; -lenging 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈意見 考え方など 〉について異議を唱える , …を疑問視する ; «…について » 〈人 〉に異議を唱える «on » ; 〖～ A to do 〗A 〈人 〉が … することに異議を唱える ▸ His research challenged traditional beliefs .彼の研究は伝統的信念に疑問を投げかけた ▸ We challenged the police to arrest him [on his arrest ].我々は彼の逮捕について警察に異議を申し立てた 2 〈人が 〉〈人 〉に挑戦する, 〈人 〉と競う ; «…するよう » 〈人 〉に挑む [言う ] «to do » ; 〈人 〉に 【勝負などを 】挑む «to » (!日本語の 「難問にチャレンジする 」のように物 事を目的語としない ) ▸ Ken had to challenge a stronger opponent .健はより強力な敵に挑戦しなければならなかった ▸ Billy challenged Ed to a game .ビリーはエドに試合を挑んだ (!「難問にチャレンジする 」はface [tackle ] a difficult problemなど (↑名詞 1 第1例 ); 「スノーボードにチャレンジする 」はtry [have a go at ] snowboardingなど; 「限界に挑戦する 」については →limit 名詞 2 , 「記録に挑戦する 」については →attempt 名詞 2 ) 3 〈人 物などが 〉〈人など 〉の能力を試す, 〈人 〉をその気にさせる ; «…するよう » 〈人 〉を刺激する «to do » ▸ The coach challenged me to swim faster .コーチは私をもっと速く泳ぐ気にさせた 4 …を 誰何 （すいか ）する .5 〘法 〙〈陪審員など 〉を 忌避 （きひ ）する .

 

challenged

ch á l lenged 形容詞 〖通例 副詞 の後で 〗1 …に障害のある (→disabled 語法 )▸ visually [physically ] challenged 視覚 [身体 ]障害者の 2 ｟おどけて ｠(ある能力 特徴が )欠けた ▸ vertically challenged 背の低い

 

challenger

ch á l leng er 名詞 C 【選手権などへの 】挑戦者 «to, for » .