英汉词典

contend 基本解释

• vi. 竞争；奋斗；斗争；争论
• vt. 主张；为...斗争

contend 词态变化

contend 中文词源

con-, 强调。-tend, 伸出，伸长。词根ten含有多种引申词义，1. 持，握，词源同tenure, contain. 2. 伸长，拉紧，词源同tend, tense, 3. 变细，变弱，attenuate, extenuate。

contend 英文词源

contend

contend: see tend

contend (v.)

mid-15c., from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Contended; contending.

contend 英文释义

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"

contend 同义词解析

compete, contend, contest, rival

这些动词均可表示"竞争"之意。

compete： 普通用词，含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争，也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。

contend： 指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力，强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。

contest： 指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。

rival： 指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中，谁都想战胜或比得上对手。

contend 双语例句

1. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.

他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

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2. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.

他的公司必须与俄罗斯庞大的官僚机构周旋。

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3. 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。

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4. She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.

她不得不面对丈夫的酗酒和花心。

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5. The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.

参赛者不得不应付狂风肆虐的天气条件。

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contend 实用场景例句

Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.

护士经常不得不对付粗暴的或喝醉酒的病人。

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Three armed groups were contending for power.

三个武装集团在争夺权力。

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

我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。

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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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The government contends that he is fundamentalist...

政府认定他是原教旨主义者。

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'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。”

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the two main groups contending for power.

两大集团争权夺利

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...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

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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

然后要处理的是印度和巴基斯坦之间的敌对问题.

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

经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实.

辞典例句

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

增长率唯一能与之抗衡的是富媒体和视频广告.

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

有些研究人员认为,致癌物质能使健康细胞变成癌细胞.

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A wise man does not contend with a fool.

智者不与愚人争.

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

最近, 他已经不得不参加棘手的个人事件.

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

上面争取江西的话,不对的是规定一年为期.

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The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction.

寻求政治庇护的人得不断地应付官僚主义的层层阻挠.

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He has too much to contend with.

他要应付的事太多.

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

压力是由于生活中周围的人群及有限的空间所造成的.

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

此外, 他们还认为,这种影响将超越国界.

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They had to contend against drought.

他们必须跟干旱作斗争.

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

3若愿意与他争辩, 千中之一也不能回答.

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

这种现象的主要原因在于国内在战略变革的定义与测量方法论上储备不足.

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I have to contend with difficulties.

我得与困难作斗争.

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

这家公司太小,无法与国际性的大公司竞争.

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

此外, 她还得解决第三重困难.

辞典例句

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.

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A hundred schools of thought contend.

百家争鸣.

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Study of and rhetoric makes a man able to contend.

学逻辑和修辞让一个人变得能言善道,辩才无碍.

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