音标与读法

这里为大家介绍下contend 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

音标：[ kən"tend ]

中英文翻译

vi.

1.争夺，竞争；斗争，战斗。

2.争论，争辩。

短语和例子

contend against one"s fate 和自己的命运奋斗。 contend with difficulties [an opponent] 和困难[对手]斗争。 contend with each other for hegemony 互相争霸。 contend with sb. about a matter 与某人争辩某事。

vt.

(坚决)主张 (that)。 It is contended that ... 人们坚持认为…。 contend for 争取。 have much to contend with 有不少困难待克服。

maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"

同义词：postulate,

have an argument about something

同义词：argue, debate, fence,

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

同义词：contest, repugn,

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

同义词：compete, vie,

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"

同义词：fight, struggle,

come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"

同义词：cope, get by, make out, make do, grapple, deal, manage,

例句与用法

1.I would scorn to contend for empire with him .

我不高兴同他争高低。

2.They have much to contended with .

他们有不少困难有待克服。

3.It was sufficiently toilsome for one contending for life .

这对于一个逃命的人来说是够吃力的。

4.Her eyes showed that she was contending with a problem .

她的眼睛显示出她心里正有一个为难的问题。

5.It is the principle i contend for, not individual or private benefit .

我奋斗争取的是原则而不是个人的私利。

6.In practice, patriotism has many other enemies to contend with .

在实践中，爱国主义有许多其它的敌人跟它竞争。

7.He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labours .

他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜，令人生厌。

8.He contends for his own individual soul against the universal reality .

他争取自己的个人灵魂而抗击宇宙的真实。

9.The firm is too small to contend against [with] large international companies .

这家公司太小，无法与国际性的大公司抗争。

10.An ant and a fly were contending with great warmth which was of the greater importance .

蚂蚁和苍蝇正在激烈争辩他们谁更重要。

单词网DaNci.583316.CoM