contends

英 [kənˈtendz]

美 [kənˈtendz]

v.  (尤指在争论中)声称，主张，认为; 竞争; 争夺
contend的第三人称单数

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

• '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 historicist contends that the experimental method cannot be applied to the social sciences.
  历史决定论者争辩说，实验的方法不能应用于社会科学。
• Reflections and Contends on Creating the Existence Space of Chinese Wushu
  反思与争鸣：缔造中国武术的生存空间
• The government contends that he is fundamentalist
  政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
• Countering this, Mr Clancy contends that Google's business model is based on obtaining the widest possible distribution: Google's interest is to make it cheap.
  对此克兰西先生进行了反驳。他声称，谷歌的商业模式是基于获得最广销售可能性。
• The administration contends that setting a timetable on the war assumes failure in Iraq.
  布什政府说设定撤军时间表会导致伊拉克战争的失败。
• India contends that elements in Pakistan were responsible for planning and executing the attack and that the terrorists received sophisticated training there.
  印度声称巴基斯坦国内有人对策划和实施这次袭击负有责任，而且恐怖分子在那里接受过先进的训练。
• The last lane is Method, indicating where the lock contends.
  最后一列是方法，表明锁竞争是在什么位置发生的。
• A day, the alcalde says to writ, this word cannot be taken seriously, I become an alcalde is to rely on his one situation contends to come oh!
  一日，镇长对文书说，此话不能当真，我当镇长是靠自己一步一步奋斗得来的哟！
• Moreover, society will adapt by "broadening the definition of masculinity," she contends.
  而且，她认为，社会将适应“男子气定义的扩展”。