英语单词 | contend |
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英美音标 | 英 [kən'tend] 美 [kən'tend] |
中文释义 | v.竞争;争斗;争辩;坚决主张 |
英语例句 | (1) Three armed groups were contending for power. (2) John has to contend with great difficulties. (3) They have to contend against drought every year. (4) But the potential is simply too significant, the experts contend. |
中文例句 | (1) 三个武装集团在争夺权力。 (2) 约翰得与那些艰难困苦作斗争。 (3) 他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。 (4) 但是专家们主张,潜力是非常重要的。 |
vocabulary简明 | To defend a belief or keep affirming that it's true is to contend. A lot of supporters would contend that the earth was flat, but eventually, when no one dropped off the edge no matter how far they traveled, the "round" theory won. |
vocabulary扩展 | One of the meanings of contend is from the French "to strive with," and it is a literal fighting, as in "to contend with fists." Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong. It is still a striving but more of a verbal kind, where what you contend is what you hope to convince others is correct. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]处理;对付;解决 If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it. [V
2 [VERB 动词]声称;争辩;主张 If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true. [V that] [V with quote] [FORMAL 正式]
3 [V-RECIP 相互动词]竞争;争夺 If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it. [pl-n V [V [V-ing]
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