contends

英 [kənˈtendz]

美 [kənˈtendz]

v.  (尤指在争论中)声称，主张，认为; 竞争; 争夺
contend的第三人称单数

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

• Google contends it is helping newspapers by driving more traffic to its website.
  谷歌主张我们通过在网站上强劲的流量来帮助报纸。
• Manhattan dealer Richard Feigen contends that this pattern is hardly new.
  来自纽约曼哈顿的画商理查德费根（richardfeigen）表示这一现象并不稀奇。
• India contends that elements in Pakistan were responsible for planning and executing the attack and that the terrorists received sophisticated training there.
  印度声称巴基斯坦国内有人对策划和实施这次袭击负有责任，而且恐怖分子在那里接受过先进的训练。
• China's massive holdings of US Treasuries, he contends, are the flip side of America's: they reveal a dependence on exports and the need to recycle foreign currency reserves abroad for fear of putting upward pressure on the renminbi.
  他声称，中国持有大量美国国债的事实，正是美国问题的反面：它折射出中国对出口的依赖，以及为摆脱人民币升值压力而把外汇储备重新投到海外的必要性。
• The last lane is Method, indicating where the lock contends.
  最后一列是方法，表明锁竞争是在什么位置发生的。
• The third contends that China has suffered enough indignities; the time has come for it to reclaim its rightful status and place in world affairs.
  第三派观点则指出，中国已经蒙受了足够多的屈辱，在国际事务中恢复自身应有身份和地位的时机已经成熟。
• Horn contends government is already involved in family life.
  霍恩高兴地看到政府已经介入到家庭生活中来。
• Nearly half a century, Virtue Ethics have developed to be a kind of moral theory which contends with utilitarianism and deontology.
  近半个世纪以来，美德伦理学已经发展为一种与功利主义和义务论相抗衡的道德理论。
• Moreover, society will adapt by "broadening the definition of masculinity," she contends.
  而且，她认为，社会将适应“男子气定义的扩展”。
• He's an architect who creates living spaces, he contends.
  他争辩说：他只是一个建筑师，创造出适合居住的环境。在许多地方，泡泡设计都有用。