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

• 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。
• Yet research has shown that locks are rarely, if ever, contended for.
  然而研究表明，锁很少被占用。
• S.lawmakers have long contended that China's tightly controlled exchange rate gives unfair support to its exporters.
  很多美国议员长期认为，中国严格管制的汇率对其出口企业构成了不公平的支持。
• We contended with each other for the prize.
  我们互相争夺那奖品。
• Each square was a volcano attacked by a cloud; lava contended with lightning.
  每一个方阵都是一座受着乌云侵袭的火山，熔岩在和雷霆交战。
• In the American Civil War, the North contended against the South.
  在南北战争中，美国的南方和北方交战。
• There was no life beyond, he had contended; it was here and now, then darkness everlasting.
  他曾主张死后区没有生命，生命只在此时此地，然后便是永恒的黑暗。
• The color and the height together therefore show which locks are the most contended.
  因此，颜色和高度共同显示哪些锁的争用最激烈。
• 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。
• Sisters contended about silly trifles.
  姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。