contend的意思

contend

英 /kən'tend/ 美 /kən'tɛnd/

  • 六级
  • 考研
  • 雅思
  • 商务

基本释义

  • v 竞争;坚决主张

    to compete against someone in order to gain something

例句

  1. Inevitably, fights break out between the members of contending groups.

    争权夺利的几个团体之间不可避免地发生了打斗。

  2. Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought.

    有些天文学家声称宇宙可能比原先认为的要年轻。

  3. We contended that every college student must have a command of a foreign language.

    我们坚持认为每位大学生必须掌握一门外语。

  4. Columbus contended that the earth was round.

    哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。

  5. The police contended that the difficulties they faced were too severe.

    警方争辩说他们碰到的困难太大。

短语

  • contend with 对付;与…作斗争
  • contend about sth

近义词

vi 竞争;奋斗;斗争;争论
vt 主张;为...斗争

英英释义

verb 1. maintain or assert e.g. He contended that Communism had no future Synonym: postulate 2. have an argument about something Synonym: arguedebatefence 3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation e.g. They contested the outcome of the race Synonym: contestrepugn 4. compete for something engage in a contest measure oneself against others Synonym: competevie 5. be engaged in a fight carry on a fight e.g. the tribesmen fought each other Siblings are always fighting Militant groups are contending for control of the country Synonym: fightstruggle 6. come to terms with e.g. We got by on just a gallon of gas They made do on half a loaf of bread every day Synonym: copeget bymake outmake dograppledealmanage

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

~+副词

  • contend boldly 勇敢地斗争
  • contend forcefully 强有力地斗争
  • contend narrowly 勉强地斗争
  • contend rightly 正确地断言
  • contend steadfastly 坚定地斗争
  • contend stubbornly 顽固地斗争

~+介词

  • contend about silly trifles 为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵
  • contend against a disease 同疾病作斗争
  • contend against the falsehood 论证虚假不实的坏处
  • contend against one's fate 为自己的命运斗争
  • contend against large international companies 与国际性的大公司竞争
  • contend against nature 同大自然作斗争
  • contend against an opponent 同敌人斗争
  • contend for control of the sea 争夺制海权
  • contend for the faith 为信仰而斗争
  • contend for nuclear superiority 争夺核优势
  • contend for a prize 争夺奖品
  • contend for spheres of influence 争夺势力范围
  • contend over the children 为孩子问题发生争执
  • contend with 应付
  • contend with one's creditor 应付债主
  • contend with each other for hegemony 互相争霸
  • contend with an embarrassing situation 应付尴尬的局面
  • contend with a problem 处理一个问题

同根词

adj contentious 诉讼的;有异议的,引起争论的;爱争论的

练字与说明

练字建议

书写 contend 时请用四线三格:注意字母占格、词间距,描红后再临摹。

常见问题

contend 是什么意思?
contend:v 竞争;坚决主张
contend 怎么读?
contend 音标 英 /kən'tend/ 美 /kən'tɛnd/,可点击朗读。
怎样练习书写 contend?
书写 contend 时请用四线三格:注意字母占格、词间距,描红后再临摹。点击「生成字帖」导出。