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

• We contended with each other for the prize.
  我们互相争夺那奖品。
• I contended that erasing personal history would only increase our sensation of insecurity.
  我辩解说抹去个人历史只会增加不安全感。
• The color and the height together therefore show which locks are the most contended.
  因此，颜色和高度共同显示哪些锁的争用最激烈。
• And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him
  及至彼得上了耶路撒冷，那些奉割礼的门徒和他争辩说
• The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.
  律师声称她的委托人从未走近过犯罪现场。
• He contended against his own fate.
  他同自己的命运作斗争。
• Mitchell said no one should expect an easy road ahead, but he contended important progress was being made.
  米切尔说任何人都不应期望一条前方平坦的道路，但他坚决主张正取得重要进展。
• Each square was a volcano attacked by a cloud; lava contended with lightning.
  每一个方阵都是一座受着乌云侵袭的火山，熔岩在和雷霆交战。
• Moreover, they contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith.
  此外，他们争辩说，被告注册和使用具有恶意争议域名。
• The police contended that the difficulty they faced was too severe.
  警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。