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

• China's massive holdings of US Treasuries, he contends, are the flip side of America's: they reveal a dependence on exports and the need to recycle foreign currency reserves abroad for fear of putting upward pressure on the renminbi.
  他声称，中国持有大量美国国债的事实，正是美国问题的反面：它折射出中国对出口的依赖，以及为摆脱人民币升值压力而把外汇储备重新投到海外的必要性。
• 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”。
• Manhattan dealer Richard Feigen contends that this pattern is hardly new.
  来自纽约曼哈顿的画商理查德费根（richardfeigen）表示这一现象并不稀奇。
• '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。”
• Gillette contends its pricing is competitive with rivals like Schick.
  吉列认为，与舒适（Schick）等竞争对手相比，吉列的定价更具竞争力。
• The government contends that he is fundamentalist
  政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
• 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！
• 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。
• Horn contends government is already involved in family life.
  霍恩高兴地看到政府已经介入到家庭生活中来。
• 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。