contend
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英 [kənˈtend]
美 [kənˈtɛnd]
是什么意思
争夺;竞争;奋斗;争斗
声称,主张;争论,争辩;斗争,战斗;
变形
过去式:contended过去分词:contended现在分词:contending第三人称单数:contends
双语释义
v.(动词)
- vi. 争论argue
- vt. 硬说assert
英英释义
contend[ kən'tend ]
- v.
- maintain or assert
"He contended that Communism had no future"
同义词:postulate
- have an argument about something
同义词:arguedebatefence
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
同义词:contestrepugn
- compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
同义词:competevie
- come to terms or deal successfully with
同义词:copeget bymake outmake dograppledealmanage
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
同义词:fightstruggle
- maintain or assert
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词汇搭配
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
- 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
词组短语
contend with对付;与…作斗争
同近义词辨析
contend, rival, contest, compete
这组词都有“竞争”的意思,其区别是:
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。
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。
contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。
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。
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
- 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。
权威例句
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