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
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I would scorn to contend for empire with him . 我不高兴同他争高低。
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They have much to contended with . 他们有不少困难有待克服。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。