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基本釋義

v.
聲稱,主張; 對付; 爭奪

詞性變化

實用例句

Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.

護士經常不得不對付粗暴的或喝醉酒的病人。

牛津詞典

Three armed groups were contending for power.

三個武裝集團在爭奪權力。

牛津詞典

I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point.

我倒認為部長的想法在這一點上有漏洞。

牛津詞典

It is time, once again, to contend with racism...

又一次到了與種族主義戰(zhàn)斗的時刻了。

American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.

美國公司可能很快就要有一種新型的官司去應付了。

The government contends that he is fundamentalist...

政府認定他是原教旨主義者。

'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.'

“你不過是看看而已。”薩曼莎爭辯道,“什么活兒都是我來干?!?/p>

...the two main groups contending for power.

兩大集團爭權奪利

...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.

10家英國建造廠與來自挪威、荷蘭、意大利和西班牙的對手展開競爭

Then there is the rivalry between India and Pakistan to contend with.

然后要處理的是印度和巴基斯坦之間的敵對問題.

期刊摘選

Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.

經濟學仍然必須和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺當作生活中一種基本的事實.

辭典例句

What increase rate can contend exclusively to it is rich media and video advertisement.

增長率唯一能與之抗衡的是富媒體和視頻廣告.

期刊摘選

Some researchers contend that carcinogens may turn healthy cells into cancer cells.

有些研究人員認為,致癌物質能使健康細胞變成癌細胞.

《簡明英漢詞典》

A wise man does not contend with a fool.

智者不與愚人爭.

期刊摘選

More recently, he has had to contend with thorny personnel issues.

最近, 他已經不得不參加棘手的個人事件.

期刊摘選

This proposal to contend for Kiangsi erred only in setting a time limit of one year.

上面爭取江西的話,不對的是規(guī)定一年為期.

期刊摘選

The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction.

尋求政治庇護的人得不斷地應付官僚主義的層層阻撓.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He has too much to contend with.

他要應付的事太多.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Stress is caused by daily having to contend with crowds of people and restricted space.

壓力是由于生活中周圍的人群及有限的空間所造成的.

期刊摘選

The impact will, moreover , be felt beyond national borders , they contend.

此外, 他們還認為,這種影響將超越國界.

期刊摘選

They had to contend against drought.

他們必須跟干旱作斗爭.

《簡明英漢詞典》

If he will contend with him , he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

3若愿意與他爭辯, 千中之一也不能回答.

期刊摘選

The authors contend that reason lies in absence of the definition and measurement methodology repertory.

這種現象的主要原因在于國內在戰(zhàn)略變革的定義與測量方法論上儲備不足.

期刊摘選

I have to contend with difficulties.

我得與困難作斗爭.

《簡明英漢詞典》

The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.

這家公司太小,無法與國際性的大公司競爭.

《簡明英漢詞典》

She had to contend, moreover, with a third problem.

此外, 她還得解決第三重困難.

辭典例句

The firm is too small to contend against [ with ] large international companies.

這家公司太小,無法與國際性的大公司 抗爭.

《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

A hundred schools of thought contend.

百家爭鳴.

《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

Study of and rhetoric makes a man able to contend.

學邏輯和修辭讓一個人變得能言善道,辯才無礙.

期刊摘選

真題例句

Songdo's backers contend that it's still early, and business space is filling up—about 70 percent of finished offices are now occupied.

2019年12月四級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Knowledge Ecology International contends that the Supreme Court's ruling could have "profound effects" on other biotech industries.

出自-2013年12月閱讀原文

But Schweitzer contends the "mounting causal evidence" linking goal-setting and harmful behavior should be studied to help spotlight issues that merit caution and further investigation.

出自-2012年6月閱讀原文

But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the word.

出自-2012年考研閱讀原文

英英釋義

Verb
  • 1. maintain or assert;

    "He contended that Communism had no future"

  • 2. have an argument about something

  • 3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;

    "They contested the outcome of the race"

  • 4. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

  • 5. come to terms or deal successfully with;

    "We got by on just a gallon of gas"

    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

同義詞辨析

compete, contend, contest, rival

這些動詞均可表示"競爭"之意。

  • compete: 普通用詞,含義廣泛。既可指體育活動等活動中爭取優(yōu)勝的相互競爭,也可指為了自己的利益與他人競爭。
  • contend: 指為戰(zhàn)勝或擊敗對手進行不懈努力,強調拼搏。也可指口頭上進行有對立情緒或嚴重分歧的爭論。
  • contest: 指為爭奪土地、陣地、權力或榮譽等而展開的競爭。
  • rival: 指在兩方或多方的競爭或比賽中,誰都想戰(zhàn)勝或比得上對手。

同義詞

vi.爭奪,競爭;爭論

arguequarrelfightstruggle

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