contended

英 [kənˈtendɪd]

美 [kənˈtendɪd]

v.  (尤指在争论中)声称，主张，认为; 竞争; 争夺
contend的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 处理;对付;解决
  If you have tocontend witha problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 声称;争辩;主张
  If youcontend thatsomething is true, you state or argue that it is true.
  1. The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
     政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
  2. '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。”
• V-RECIP 竞争;争夺
  If youcontend withsomeoneforsomething such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
  1. ...the two main groups contending for power.
     两大集团争权夺利
  2. ...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
  3. ...a binding political settlement between the contending parties.
     角力各派间一项具有约束力的政治协议

双语例句

• 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。
• The police contended that the difficulty they faced was too severe.
  警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。
• I contended that erasing personal history would only increase our sensation of insecurity.
  我辩解说抹去个人历史只会增加不安全感。
• I will treasure the present and be a contended girl.
  我要好好珍惜现在，当下。做一个知足的人！
• He contended against his own fate.
  他同自己的命运作斗争。
• We contended with each other for the prize.
  我们互相争夺那奖品。
• I believe in originality not because of status but for the quality& contended results it brings.
  我只相信它，不是因为它的名声，而是因为它的高品质及带来的具有竞争性的效果。
• She contended that he should stop drinking.
  她坚决主张他要戒酒。
• Yet research has shown that locks are rarely, if ever, contended for.
  然而研究表明，锁很少被占用。
• The color and the height together therefore show which locks are the most contended.
  因此，颜色和高度共同显示哪些锁的争用最激烈。