contend

contend音标

英 [kənˈtend]

美 [kənˈtɛnd]

contend基本释义

v.竞争；争斗；争辩；坚决主张

contend用法及例句

v.(动词)

搏斗，奋斗，战斗，争斗

全力对付，对付困境，处理问题

争辩，争论，辩论，力辩

相周旋，抵抗

声称，（坚决）主张，认为，宣称，断言，坚信（...为事实）

角逐，争夺，竞争，（为...）斗争，展开斗争，争

v.(动词)

vi. 争论 argue

vt. 硬说 assert

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 somethingengage in a contestmeasure oneself against others

Synonym: competevie

5. be engaged in a fightcarry on a fight

e.g. the tribesmen fought each otherSiblings are always fightingMilitant 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 gasThey 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...*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

常用例句

词汇搭配

用作动词(v.)

为获得…而争吵 quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possesscontend about sth

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。

用作动词(v.)

We contended that every college student must have a command of a foreign language.我们坚持认为每位大学生必须掌握一门外语。

Columbus contended that the earth was round.哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。

The police contended that the difficulties they faced were too severe.警方争辩说他们碰到的困难太大。

He contended that there must be life on Mars.他坚信火星上面一定有生物。

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

contend boldly勇敢地斗争

contend forcefully强有力地斗争

contend narrowly勉强地斗争

contend rightly正确地断言

contend steadfastly坚定地斗争

contend stubbornly顽固地斗争

～+介词

contend about silly trifles为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵

contend against a disease同疾病作斗争

contend against the falsehood论证虚假不实的坏处

contend against one's fate为自己的命运斗争

contend against large international companies与国际性的大公司竞争

contend against nature同大自然作斗争

contend against an opponent同敌人斗争

contend for control of the sea争夺制海权

contend for the faith为信仰而斗争

contend for nuclear superiority争夺核优势

contend for a prize争夺奖品

contend for spheres of influence争夺势力范围

contend over the children为孩子问题发生争执

contend with应付

contend with one's creditor应付债主

contend with each other for hegemony互相争霸

contend with an embarrassing situation应付尴尬的*面

contend with a problem处理一个问题

Nature and fortune..seem to have contended which should enrich him most.

出自：Henry Fielding

The pulling and pushing of interested groups contending for the assistance of the sovereign power.

出自：W. Lippmann

词语用法

词义讲解

v.(动词)

contend的基本意思是非敌意、平等地“争”,其对手一般是人而不是物,其手段是“文争”而不是“武斗”,其性质仅限于竞争而不是敌意,其目的仅限于制服而不是打败。本词强调为取胜而付出艰苦努力的必要性及紧张程度,引申可表示“声称”“主张”。

contend作“竞争”解时是不及物动词,接介词about或over表示“为…争吵或争夺”; 接介词against表示“与…斗争或竞争”; 接介词for表示“为获得…而竞争”; 接介词with表示“应付,对付”。

contend作“声称”“主张”解时是及物动词,接that从句作宾语。

v.(动词)

contend, compete, contest

这组词的共同意思是“争论,竞争”。其区别在于:

compete指在体育或辩论等需竞争的活动中,为征服或取胜而进行的努力,有时暗示在奖赏的鼓励或刺激下进行竞争; 而contend暗示竞争的紧张程度，通常指双方成功的机会相等,所以,为取胜或征服对方,就需要艰苦的努力,强调奋斗或斗争的必要性; contest则指在竞争中毫无保留地展示自己,比如在总统竞选中,双方尽力展示自己的优势,以战胜对方。

近义词

临近词

resist抵制

repugn反对

profess 声称

fight战斗

grapple抓住

argue说服

oppose反对

assert断言

run跑

rival竞争者

make do凑合着用, 将就...

deal协定

get by通过

jangle发出刺耳声

play玩

declare宣布（声明）...

compete竞争

fence栅栏

insist坚持

put up with忍受

debate辩论

manage管理

duel决斗

state情形

challenge挑战

maintain维持

cope应付

vie竞争

make out起草

deal with讨论

contest竞赛

differ不同

quarrel吵架

wrangle争论

strive奋斗

tussle扭打

postulate假定

struggle努力

contemptuous

contending fair

contend with for

content

contender

contend for

contend a title

contend with

Contender Class

contend at law

contend against

contend about

相关列句

More recently, he has had to contend with thorny personnel issues.(*近，他已经不得不参加棘手的个人事件。)

The euro zone also has financial imbalances to contend with.(欧元区同样需要解决金融不平衡的问题。)

While Barak didn't agree with this view, he had to contend with it.(可巴拉克不认同这一观点，所以他不得不应付争议。)

Some researchers contend that sleep plays no role in the consolidation of declarative memory (i.e., memory involving factual information).(一些研究者认为，睡眠对于陈述性记忆（例如：牵扯到事实信息的记忆）的巩固没有影响。)

Then there is the rivalry between India and Pakistan to contend with.(此外还有印度和巴基斯坦间的争端有待解决。)

Third, European entrepreneurs must still contend with thick red tape.(第三大限制是，欧洲企业家至今仍要同恼人的“繁文缛节”做抗争。)

Africa would also have to contend with huge economic losses.(此外，非洲还必须应付巨大的经济损伤。)

Anyone actually venturing into the sea will have to contend with sharks, stinging jellyfish and surfboarders.(任何真正冒险进入大海的人都必须与鲨鱼、蜇人的水母和冲浪运动员搏斗。)

The firm is too small to contend against [with] large international companies.(这家公司太小，无法与国际性的大公司抗争。)

It is time, once again, to contend with racism.(又是对付种族主义的时候了。)