contend

[美]/kənˈtend/
[英]/kənˈtend/
词频: 极高

释义

vi. 竞争;斗争;奋斗
vt. 主张;为...斗争
词形变化
过去分词contended
第三人称单数contends
过去式contended
现在分词contending

短语搭配

contend with obstacles

克服障碍

contend with

对付;与…作斗争

例句

to contend for a prize

为奖品而竞争

contend with others for a prize

跟他人争夺奖品

contend with a person about sth.

为某事与某人争论

I have to contend with difficulties.

我得与困难做斗争。

They had to contend against drought.

他们必须跟干旱作斗争。

he contends that the judge was wrong.

他声称法官是错的。

it's the prime contender for dance single of the year.

这是本年度最佳独舞奖最有力的竞争者。

The man contend that it was not his fault.

那人争辩说这不是他的过错。

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

被告方声称证据是不可接受的

a strong contender for the gold medal

金牌的强有力争夺者

armies contending for control of strategic territory; had to contend with long lines at the airport.

军队为了控制战略领地而奋战;在机场必须忍受大排长龙

she had to contend with his uncertain temper.

她不得不应付他无常的性情。

factions within the government were contending for the succession to the presidency.

内阁各派系正在为连任而相互竞争。

The boy contended that I took the book.

那孩子硬说我拿了那本书。

The official in the tax office contended that the shopkeeper was innocent.

税务所的官员认为该店主是无罪的。

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。

Sisters contended about silly trifles.

姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争斗。

He contended that there must be life on Mars.

他声称火星上面一定有生物。

Three students contended for the prize.

三名学生竞争这个奖品。

He has too much to contend with.

他要应付的事太多。

原声例句

This is something that supermarkets have been contending with for weeks.

这是超市几周来一直在争夺的东西。

来源: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

Meanwhile, species like tulips have to contend with narciclasine.

同时,像郁金香这类植物十分害怕水仙环素。

来源: Scishow Selected Series

Austrian authorities, meanwhile, they just couldn't even contend with this number.

而其实奥地利政府已经无力应对这么多难民。

来源: NPR News September 2015 Collection

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

被告方声称证据是不可接受的。

来源: Sixth-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

Each changing place with that which goes before, In sequent toil all forwards do contend.

后浪推前浪,今天接明天,奋发趋行,你争我赶。

来源: The complete original version of the sonnet.

But now they have to contend with highways and fast cars.

但现在它们不得不与高速公路和疾驰的车辆竞争。

来源: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2019 Collection

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.

我棒球队争夺冠军。

来源: Liu Yi breaks through 10,000 English vocabulary words.

Prosecutors contended the housekeeper received less than $3 an hour.

检察官称管家的报酬每小时不足3美元。

来源: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

Weeds were not the only things Frank had to contend with either.

况且,弗兰克要对付的不仅是杂草。

来源: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand.

止水和死沙在争斗着谁占上风。

来源: Four Quartets

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