contend

[美國]/kənˈtend/
[英國]/kənˈtend/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

vi. 競爭;鬥爭;奮鬥
vt. 主張;爲...鬥爭
Word Forms
過去分詞contended
第三人稱單數contends
過去式contended
現在分詞contending

短語搭配

contend with obstacles

克服障礙

contend with

對付;與…作鬥爭

例句

to contend for a prize

爲獎品而競爭

contend with others for a prize

跟他人爭奪獎品

contend with a person about sth.

爲某事與某人爭論

I have to contend with difficulties.

我得與困難做鬥爭。

They had to contend against drought.

他們必須跟乾旱作鬥爭。

he contends that the judge was wrong.

他聲稱法官是錯的。

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

這是本年度最佳獨舞獎最有力的競爭者。

The man contend that it was not his fault.

那人爭辯說這不是他的過錯。

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

被告方聲稱證據是不可接受的

a strong contender for the gold medal

金牌的強有力爭奪者

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

軍隊爲了控制戰略領地而奮戰;在機場必須忍受大排長龍

she had to contend with his uncertain temper.

她不得不應付他無常的性情。

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

內閣各派系正在爲連任而相互競爭。

The boy contended that I took the book.

那孩子硬說我拿了那本書。

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

稅務所的官員認爲該店主是無罪的。

The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.

這家公司太小, 無法與國際性的大公司競爭。

Sisters contended about silly trifles.

姐妹們爲雞毛蒜皮的小事而爭鬥。

He contended that there must be life on Mars.

他聲稱火星上面一定有生物。

Three students contended for the prize.

三名學生競爭這個獎品。

He has too much to contend with.

他要應付的事太多。

原聲例句

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

這是超市幾周來一直在爭奪的東西。

來源: CNN 10 Student English September 2021 Collection

Meanwhile, species like tulips have to contend with narciclasine.

同時,像鬱金香這類植物十分害怕水仙環素。

來源: Scishow Selected Series

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

而其實奧地利政府已經無力應對這麼多難民。

來源: NPR News September 2015 Collection

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

被告方聲稱證據是不可接受的。

來源: Sixth-level vocabulary frequency weekly plan

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

後浪推前浪,今天接明天,奮發趨行,你爭我趕。

來源: The complete original version of the sonnet.

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

但現在它們不得不與高速公路和疾馳的車輛競爭。

來源: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2019 Collection

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.

我棒球隊爭奪冠軍。

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

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

檢察官稱管家的報酬每小時不足3美元。

來源: NPR News December 2013 Compilation

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

況且,弗蘭克要對付的不僅是雜草。

來源: 4. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand.

止水和死沙在爭鬥着誰佔上風。

來源: Four Quartets

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