The contestants acquitted themselves very ably.是什么意思？

The contestants acquitted themselves very ably.

选手们都表现得很棒。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

contestants

n. 竞争者，参赛者( contestant的名词复数 )；

例句
Sixteen of the contestants have hired lawyers and are suing the organisers...
有16名参赛者已经请了律师，正在起诉主办方。

acquitted

v. 宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 )，使（自己）作出某种表现；

例句
Mr Ling was acquitted of disorderly behaviour by magistrates.
地方法官宣判林先生扰乱治安罪名不成立。

themselves

pron. 他[她，它]们自己，他们亲自，“himself”的复数，“herself”的复数；

例句
Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.
大多数军官及士兵在整个战斗中表现出色。

very

adj. 很，非常，恰好是，正是，十足的，特有的；adv. 很，非常，充分，完全；

例句
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多数人不难理解为什么凡·高的作品是天才之作。

ably

adv. 精明强干地，灵巧地，巧妙地，熟练地；

例句
He was ably assisted by a number of other members.
他得到其他一些成员的鼎力相助。