contend
斗争
常用释义
英音[ kənˈtend ]
美音[ kənˈtend ]
变形
第三人称单数:
contends
现在分词:
contending
过去式:
contended
过去分词:
contended
基本释义
- v. 声称，主张；竞争，争夺；处理，对付
考试频率
四级
考频：近五年出现3次
- v. 主张
六级
考频：近五年出现3次
- v. 主张
- v. 处理; 对付
考研
考频：近六年出现1次
- v. 声称; 主张
例句
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1·He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches, so he gave up discouraged.他深知与女巫斗争是徒劳无益的，所以他灰心丧气地放弃了。
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2·Modern European states, they contend, appeared after the Renaissance through the rise of nations.他们争辩道，现代欧洲国家是在文艺复兴之后通过国家的崛起而出现的。
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3·It is time, once again, to contend with racism.又是对付种族主义的时候了。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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4·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。来源: 《牛津词典》
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5·The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.这些参赛者不得不应付狂风肆虐的天气条件。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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6·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。来源: 《牛津词典》
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7·She had to contend with day care for her 2-year-old twins being cancelled.她不得不就她两岁大的双胞胎日托被取消一事进行交涉。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·This is the development in education that we have to contend with.这是我们在教育中所必须应对的发展。
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9·Hunt and Lipo contend that moai-building was an activity that helped keep the peace between islanders.亨特和利波认为，建造摩艾岛的活动有助于维持岛上居民之间的和平。
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10·That's the challenge that traditional luxury brands will have to contend with in the mid-to long-term future.这是传统奢侈品在中长期的未来不得不应对的挑战。
网络释义
- contend with : 对付；与…作斗争
同根词
词根：
contend