contend
英[kən'tend] 美[kən'tend]
"He contended that Communism had no future"
"They contested the outcome of the race"
"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
"They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
"the tribesmen fought each other"
"Siblings are always fighting"
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
1.处理;对付;解决
If you have tocontend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
e.g. It is time, once again, tocontend with racism...
又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。
e.g. American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit tocontend with.
美国公司可能很快就要有一种新型的官司去应付了。
2.声称;争辩;主张
If youcontend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
e.g. The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
e.g. '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。”
3.竞争;争夺
If youcontend with someonefor something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
contend的翻译
e.g. ...the two main groups contending for power.
两大集团争权夺利
e.g. ...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
1. 竞争：社会团体能够成为成员汲取利益的载体,也可以成为消除社会抱怨气氛激进转化的安全阀--过滤成员的过激和非理性行为会团体间的竞争应该是相互良性竞争,不能妨碍其他主体前行,其目标是共同体发展;而非排他性、内讧性的竞争(contend).
2. 主张：现在我希望主张(contend)的东西是[尽管一切相对价值判断能够被显示为仅仅是事实陈述]没有任何一个事实陈述会永远地成为,或包含,一个绝对的价值判断. 让我解释一下这种情况:假定你们中的一个人是一个无所不知的人,
3. 争辩：confess 供认;承认 |contend 争辩 | continue 接着说
Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.
护士经常不得不对付粗暴的或喝醉酒的病人。
Three armed groups were contending for power.
三个武装集团在争夺权力。
I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point.
我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。
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。
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。
The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
'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。”
...the two main groups contending for power.
两大集团争权夺利
...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
Then there is the rivalry between India and Pakistan to contend with.
然后要处理的是印度和巴基斯坦之间的敌对问题.
Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实.
What increase rate can contend exclusively to it is rich media and video advertisement.
增长率唯一能与之抗衡的是富媒体和视频广告.
Some researchers contend that carcinogens may turn healthy cells into cancer cells.
有些研究人员认为,致癌物质能使健康细胞变成癌细胞.
A wise man does not contend with a fool.
智者不与愚人争.
More recently, he has had to contend with thorny personnel issues.
最近, 他已经不得不参加棘手的个人事件.
This proposal to contend for Kiangsi erred only in setting a time limit of one year.
上面争取江西的话,不对的是规定一年为期.
The asylum seekers had to contend with continued bureaucratic obstruction.
寻求政治庇护的人得不断地应付官僚主义的层层阻挠.
He has too much to contend with.
他要应付的事太多.
Stress is caused by daily having to contend with crowds of people and restricted space.
压力是由于生活中周围的人群及有限的空间所造成的.
The impact will, moreover , be felt beyond national borders , they contend.
此外, 他们还认为,这种影响将超越国界.
They had to contend against drought.
他们必须跟干旱作斗争.
If he will contend with him , he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
3若愿意与他争辩, 千中之一也不能回答.
The authors contend that reason lies in absence of the definition and measurement methodology repertory.
这种现象的主要原因在于国内在战略变革的定义与测量方法论上储备不足.
I have to contend with difficulties.
我得与困难作斗争.
The firm is too small to contend against large international companies.
这家公司太小,无法与国际性的大公司竞争.
She had to contend, moreover, with a third problem.
此外, 她还得解决第三重困难.
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.
A hundred schools of thought contend.
百家争鸣.
Study of and rhetoric makes a man able to contend.
学逻辑和修辞让一个人变得能言善道,辩才无碍.
Sisters contended about silly trifles.
姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。
The two nations have been contending about the rights to deep-sea fishing in their waters.
这两个国家一直为他们在水域中的深水捕鱼权问题争吵不休。
Three students contended for the prize.
三名学生竞争这个奖品。
When a marriage ends, the former husband and wife often contend over the children.
夫妇双方在离婚后,往往会争夺子女。
The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the beautiful boy.
仙王和仙后争着要占有这个英俊的孩子。
Nature and fortune..seem to have contended which should enrich him most.
出自：Henry FieldingThe pulling and pushing of interested groups contending for the assistance of the sovereign power.
出自：W. Lippmann上一个：answerable to
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