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

• 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。
• CNOOC, which said it respects the decision, nonetheless contends the deposit arrangements are safeguarded by checks and balances and benefit the company and shareholders.
  中海油表示尊重股东的这一决定，但称，存款安排受到制衡机制的保障，而且对公司和股东有利。
• Rajiv Rimal, associate professor in the Department of Health, Behavior and Society at Johns Hopkins University, contends that social media hold untapped potential for public health.
  约翰•霍普金斯大学健康、行为和社会系副教授RajivRimal主张，对公共卫生而言，社会媒体的潜能尚未被挖掘出来。
• I will not abandon you this theory contends and I will battle to the death for you.
  我不会放弃你这个理论主张我会和你一起战斗死亡。
• 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
• It may take even more than changes in the financial and cultural structures of employment for workers successfully to trade increased productivity and money for leisure time, Schor contends.
  可能出现更多的变化在金融的和文化的雇佣结构为员工顺利的去交换增长的生产力和为休闲花的钱，Schor主张。
• 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。
• Unlike the US, Roach contends, China is doing just that.
  罗奇认为，与美国不同的是，中国正在朝目标迈进。
• But her New York lawyer contends that "Lindsay" is an equally recognizable moniker for her client& like that of Oprah or Madonna.
  但她的纽约律师辩称，对于她的观众来说，“林赛”是一个同样可识别的名字&就像欧普拉和麦当娜。
• Mr. Smith contends Vice is different.
  史密斯声称，Vice是不一样的。