contend

　 常用辭彙 　
英 [kən'tend] 　 　 美 [kən'tend] 　 　
  • v. 競爭；爭鬥；爭辯；堅決主張
contender contended contended contending contends
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contend的英文翻譯是什麼意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：

詳盡釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. 搏鬥，奮鬥，戰鬥，爭鬥
  2. 全力對付，對付困境，處理問題
  3. 爭辯，爭論，辯論，力辯
  4. 相周旋，抵抗
  5. 聲稱，（堅決）主張，認為，宣稱，斷言，堅信（...為事實）
  6. 角逐，爭奪，競爭，（為...）鬥爭，展開鬥爭，爭

雙解釋義

v. (動詞)
  1. vi. 爭論 argue
  2. vt. 硬說 assert

英英釋義

Verb:
  1. maintain or assert;

    "He contended that Communism had no future"

  2. have an argument about something

  3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;

    "They contested the outcome of the race"

  4. come to terms with;

    "We got by on just a gallon of gas"
    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

  5. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

  6. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;

    "the tribesmen fought each other"
    "Siblings are always fighting"
    "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

contend的用法和樣例：

例句

用作動詞 (v.)
  1. Three armed groups were contending for power.
    三個武裝集團在爭奪權力。
  2. John has to contend with great difficulties.
    約翰得與那些艱難困苦作鬥爭。
  3. They have to contend against drought every year.
    他們每年都得與乾旱做鬥爭。
  4. But the potential is simply too significant, the experts contend.
    但是專家們主張，潛力是非常重要的。

常用短語

用作動詞 (v.)
contend about (v.+prep.)
    為獲得…而爭吵 quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possess
    contend about sth

    Sisters contended about silly trifles.

    姐妹們為雞毛蒜皮的小事而爭吵。

    The two nations have been contending about the rights to deep-sea fishing in their waters.

    這兩個國家一直為他們在水域中的深水捕魚權問題爭吵不休。

contend against (v.+prep.)
    與(天氣等)抗爭 struggle against (sth) with hope of success
contend for (v.+prep.)
    為獲得…而競爭 try to win (sth such as a prize or trade) in competition with others
    contend for sth

    Three students contended for the prize.

    三名學生競爭這個獎品。

contend over (v.+prep.)
    爭奪(某人或某物) quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possess
    contend over sb/sth

    When a marriage ends, the former husband and wife often contend over the children.

    夫婦雙方在離婚後,往往會爭奪子女。

    The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the beautiful boy.

    仙王和仙后爭著要佔有這個英俊的孩子。

contend with (v.+prep.)
    與(某事物)抗爭; 苦於應付 struggle against (sth); suffer from dealing with

辭彙搭配

用作動詞 (v.)
～+副詞 ～+介詞

經典引文

  • Nature and fortune..seem to have contended which should enrich him most.

    出自： Henry Fielding

  • The pulling and pushing of interested groups contending for the assistance of the sovereign power.

    出自： W. Lippmann

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臨近單詞

content contemptuous contender contend for contend with contend about contend at law contend a title contend against contending fair Contender Class contend with for
以上內容獨家創作，受著作權保護，侵權必究

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