contend基本解释
v.竞争；争斗；争辩；坚决主张
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名词: contender 过去式: contended 过去分词: contended 现在分词: contending 第三人称单数: contends
contend
基本词汇
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基本词汇
v.竞争；争斗；争辩；坚决主张
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名词: contender 过去式: contended 过去分词: contended 现在分词: contending 第三人称单数: contends
verb
1. maintain or assert
e.g. He contended that Communism had no future
Synonym: postulate
2. have an argument about something
Synonym: arguedebatefence
3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
e.g. They contested the outcome of the race
Synonym: contestrepugn
4. compete for something
engage in a contest
measure oneself against others
Synonym: competevie
5. be engaged in a fight
carry on a fight
e.g. the tribesmen fought each other
Siblings are always fighting
Militant groups are contending for control of the country
Synonym: fightstruggle
6. come to terms with
e.g. We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day
Synonym: copeget bymake outmake dograppledealmanage
1. 处理;对付;解决
If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
e.g. It is time, once again, to contend with racism...
又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。
e.g. American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.
美国公司可能很快就要有一种新型的官司去应付了。
2. 声称;争辩;主张
If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
e.g. The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
e.g. 'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.'
“你不过是看看而已。”萨曼莎争辩道，“什么活儿都是我来干。”
3. 竞争;争夺
If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
contend的翻译
e.g. ...the two main groups contending for power.
两大集团争权夺利
e.g. ...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.
10家英国建造厂与来自挪威、荷兰、意大利和西班牙的对手展开竞争
1. 竞争：社会团体能够成为成员汲取利益的载体,也可以成为消除社会抱怨气氛激进转化的安全阀--过滤成员的过激和非理性行为会团体间的竞争应该是相互良性竞争,不能妨碍其他主体前行,其目标是共同体发展;而非排他性、内讧性的竞争(Contend).
2. 主张：现在我希望主张(contend)的东西是[尽管一切相对价值判断能够被显示为仅仅是事实陈述]没有任何一个事实陈述会永远地成为,或包含,一个绝对的价值判断. 让我解释一下这种情况:假定你们中的一个人是一个无所不知的人,
3. 争辩：confess 供认;承认 | contend 争辩 | continue 接着说
Sisters contended about silly trifles.
姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。
The two nations have been contending about the rights to deep-sea fishing in their waters.
这两个国家一直为他们在水域中的深水捕鱼权问题争吵不休。
Nature and fortune..seem to have contended which should enrich him most.
出自：Henry FieldingThe pulling and pushing of interested groups contending for the assistance of the sovereign power.
出自：W. Lippmann
