contended

英 [kənˈtendɪd]

美 [kənˈtendɪd]

v.  (尤指在争论中)声称，主张，认为; 竞争; 争夺
contend的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 处理;对付;解决
  If you have tocontend witha problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 声称;争辩;主张
  If youcontend thatsomething is true, you state or argue that it is true.
  1. The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
     政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
  2. '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。”
• V-RECIP 竞争;争夺
  If youcontend withsomeoneforsomething such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
  1. ...the two main groups contending for power.
     两大集团争权夺利
  2. ...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
  3. ...a binding political settlement between the contending parties.
     角力各派间一项具有约束力的政治协议

双语例句

• Columbus contended that the earth was round.
  哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。
• I contended that erasing personal history would only increase our sensation of insecurity.
  我辩解说抹去个人历史只会增加不安全感。
• I will treasure the present and be a contended girl.
  我要好好珍惜现在，当下。做一个知足的人！
• He contended against his own fate.
  他同自己的命运作斗争。
• If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
  我的仆婢与我争辩的时候，我若藐视不听他们的情节。
• Yet research has shown that locks are rarely, if ever, contended for.
  然而研究表明，锁很少被占用。
• She contended that sheep do as much damage to the countryside as kangaroos.
  她力辩说羊对乡村的危害和袋鼠一样。
• The police contended that the difficulty they faced was too severe.
  警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。
• Hearst contended that MandrakeSoft infringed upon King Features'trademarked character Mandrake the Magician.
  赫斯特认为，Mandrakesoft的侵犯国王特点'商标的性质Mandrake的魔术师。
• To keep themselves fit, they had made a contest, during which they contended each other.
  为了保持健康，他们进行了一场竞赛，在竞赛过程中，他们互相争斗。