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{
"term": "challenge",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"academic": true,
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "a new or difficult task that tests somebody’s ability and skill",
"sensetop": "challenge of somethingchallenge of doing somethingchallenge for somebody/somethingchallenge to somebody/something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **tough/major/significant challenge**"
},
{
"text": "The role will be the **biggest challenge** of his acting career."
},
{
"text": "She still **faces** many **challenges** *(= has to deal with them)*."
},
{
"text": "Destruction of the environment is one of the most **serious challenges** we face."
},
{
"text": "The **greatest challenge** facing the region is unemployment."
},
{
"text": "Rapid industrialization **presents** both **challenges** and opportunities."
},
{
"text": "Countries need to work together to **address the challenge** of climate change.",
"contextForm": "challenge of something"
},
{
"text": "Schools must **meet the challenge** of new technology *(= deal with it successfully)*."
},
{
"text": "I’m looking forward to the challenge of my new job."
},
{
"text": "The gallery has **risen to the challenge** of exhibiting the works of young artists.",
"contextForm": "challenge of doing something"
},
{
"text": "The challenge for the government is to find a way of providing affordable housing.",
"contextForm": "challenge for somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "Digital piracy continues to **pose** huge **challenges** to the industry.",
"contextForm": "challenge to somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "He has taken on some exciting new challenges with this job."
},
{
"text": "Liszt's piano music presents an enormous technical challenge."
},
{
"text": "She could always be counted on when a challenge arose."
},
{
"text": "The army faced the daunting challenge of fighting a war on two fronts."
},
{
"text": "The challenge lies in creating a demand for the product."
},
{
"text": "The competitive market represents significant challenges for farmers."
},
{
"text": "the challenges facing nurses in casualty"
},
{
"text": "Our team will have to fight off the challenge from better trained teams."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["big", "considerable", "enormous"],
"verb + challenge": ["be", "constitute", "remain"],
"challenge + verb": ["confront somebody", "face somebody", "arise"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "an invitation or a suggestion to somebody that they should enter a competition, fight, etc.",
"sensetop": "challenge for something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "She **accepted his challenge** to a debate on the issue."
},
{
"text": "I'm looking forward to **taking on the challenge**."
},
{
"text": "He plans to **mount a challenge** for the party leadership.",
"contextForm": "challenge for something"
},
{
"text": "She took up his challenge."
},
{
"text": "plans to mount a leadership challenge within the party"
},
{
"text": "his title challenge to the heavyweight champion"
},
{
"text": "a challenge from the other political party"
},
{
"text": "I accepted his challenge to a game of chess."
}
],
"topics": ["Suggestions and advice"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "serious", "strong"],
"verb + challenge": ["be", "constitute", "present"],
"preposition": ["challenge from", "challenge to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a statement or an action that shows that somebody refuses to accept something and questions whether it is right, legal, etc.",
"sensetop": "challenge to somethingchallenge from somebody",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Their **legal challenge** was unsuccessful."
},
{
"text": "It was a direct challenge to the president's authority.",
"contextForm": "challenge to something"
},
{
"text": "The commission reconsidered the rules after a challenge from the television networks.",
"contextForm": "challenge from somebody"
},
{
"text": "The demonstration represents a direct challenge to the new law."
},
{
"text": "a legal challenge to the President's power"
},
{
"text": "He was answering challenges to the government's policy."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["effective", "serious", "strong"],
"verb + challenge": ["be", "constitute", "present"],
"preposition": ["challenge from", "challenge to"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/",
"audio": "ch/challenge/challenge__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/",
"audio": "ch/challenge/challenge__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English (in the senses ‘accusation’ and ‘accuse’): from Old French chalenge (noun), chalenger (verb), from Latin calumnia ‘calumny’, calumniari ‘slander’."
}