beauty contest

英 [ˈbjuːti kɒntest]

美 [ˈbjuːti kɑːntest]

n. 选美比赛; “选美式”竞争(指互相竞争的公司或个人为说服某人采用其服务而举行的展示活动)

牛津词典

noun

选美比赛
a competition to choose the most beautiful from a group of women
“选美式”竞争（指互相竞争的公司或个人为说服某人采用其服务而举行的展示活动）
an occasion on which several competing companies or people try to persuade sb to use their services

选美比赛
Abeauty contestis a competition in which young women are judged to decide which one is the most beautiful.

But now, beauty contest teams often have a consulting plastic surgeon on hand.
而现在，参加选美比赛的各支团队都会配有整形顾问。
She took the first place in the beauty contest.
她在选美比赛中得了第一名。
Outside pressure and changes in society, therefore, brought about changes in the beauty contest world.
外界的压力和社会的变化，因而，世界性的选美活动带来了改变。
Have you ever entered a beauty contest? Yes, I have.
你有没有曾经参加过一次美妙的比赛？
Life is one beauty contest after another.
人生就象一个接一个的选美会。
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES once likened investing to judging a beauty contest.
约翰梅纳德凯恩斯曾经将投资来衡量一个选美比赛。
She has been living in a goldfish bowl since she won the beauty contest.
自从她选美获胜后，她就像活在金鱼缸中，任人参观，毫无隐私。
She looked very excited to hear that she won the first prize in the beauty contest.
听说她在选美比赛中得了一等奖，她看起来很激动。
Pity there ain't a Cabanatuan beauty contest.
真可惜甲万那端没有选美比赛。
Sofia met producer and future husband Carlo Ponti while competing in another beauty contest.
在另一次选美比赛中，她遇到了制片人即后来成她丈夫的卡洛·庞帝。