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

• Columbus contended that the earth was round.
  哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。
• She contended that sheep do as much damage to the countryside as kangaroos.
  她力辩说羊对乡村的危害和袋鼠一样。
• If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
  我的仆婢与我争辩的时候，我若藐视不听他们的情节。
• We contended with each other for the prize.
  我们互相争夺那奖品。
• In the American Civil War, the North contended against the South.
  在南北战争中，美国的南方和北方交战。
• Yet research has shown that locks are rarely, if ever, contended for.
  然而研究表明，锁很少被占用。
• 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。
• S.lawmakers have long contended that China's tightly controlled exchange rate gives unfair support to its exporters.
  很多美国议员长期认为，中国严格管制的汇率对其出口企业构成了不公平的支持。
• There was no life beyond, he had contended; it was here and now, then darkness everlasting.
  他曾主张死后区没有生命，生命只在此时此地，然后便是永恒的黑暗。
• Sisters contended about silly trifles.
  姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。