contend
- v. 竞争;争斗;争辩;坚决主张
详细释义
- 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
- vi. 争论 argue
- vt. 硬说 assert
英英释义
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maintain or assert;
"He contended that Communism had no future"
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have an argument about something
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to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
"They contested the outcome of the race"
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come to terms with;
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
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compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
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be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;
"the tribesmen fought each other"
"Siblings are always fighting"
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- Three armed groups were contending for power.
三个武装集团在争夺权力。 - John has to contend with great difficulties.
约翰得与那些艰难困苦作斗争。 - They have to contend against drought every year.
他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。 - But the potential is simply too significant, the experts contend.
但是专家们主张,潜力是非常重要的。
- 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。
用法讲解
- 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。
- contend, compete, contest
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- 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。
- contend, cope, fight
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- 这组词的共同意思是“争斗”。其区别在于:
- 1.contend表示与某人对峙或对立的争斗,侧重指压倒对方的欲望或所作出的努力; cope指均等之势的抗衡、对抗,也可指面临灾难、困难或变故等; fight指精神方面的战斗及用拳头或用武器进行打斗,强调体力和勇气。
- 2.contend和cope多用作不及物动词,后常接介词with; 而fight除可用作动词外,也可用作名词。
- compete,contend,contest,rival
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- 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 about (v.+prep.)
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为获得…而争吵 quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possess
contend about sthSisters 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。
- contend against (v.+prep.)
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与(天气等)抗争 struggle against (sth) with hope of success
- contend for (v.+prep.)
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为获得…而竞争 try to win (sth such as a prize or trade) in competition with others
contend for sthThree students contended for the prize.
三名学生竞争这个奖品。
- contend over (v.+prep.)
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争夺(某人或某物) quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possess
contend over sb/sthWhen a marriage ends, the former husband and wife often contend over the children.
夫妇双方在离婚后,往往会争夺子女。
The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the beautiful boy.
仙王和仙后争着要占有这个英俊的孩子。
- contend with (v.+prep.)
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与(某事物)抗争; 苦于应付 struggle against (sth); suffer from dealing with
- 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
- 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 应付尴尬的局面
- contend with a problem 处理一个问题
相关词汇
- struggle 努力
- argue 说服
- compete 竞争
- cope 应付
- resist 抵制
- oppose 反对
- deal with 讨论
- put up with 忍受
- vie 竞争
- assert 断言
- insist 坚持
- maintain 维持
- state 情形
- declare 宣布(声明)...
- challenge 挑战
- run 跑
- fight 战斗
- quarrel 吵架
- debate 辩论
- strive 奋斗
- play 玩
- differ 不同
- tussle 扭打
- duel 决斗
- profess 声称
- jangle 发出刺耳声
- contest 竞赛
- wrangle 争论
- postulate 假定
- rival 竞争者
- deal 协定
- make do 凑合着用, 将就...
- fence 栅栏
- repugn 反对
- grapple 抓住
- get by 通过
- manage 管理
- make out 起草