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contend

/kuhn-tend/US // kənˈtɛnd //UK // (kənˈtɛnd) //

争论,争夺,争辩,争取

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to struggle in opposition: to contend with the enemy for control of the port.
    • : to strive in rivalry; compete; vie: to contend for first prize.
    • : to strive in debate; dispute earnestly: to contend against falsehood.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to assert or maintain earnestly: He contended that taxes were too high.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbcompete, fight
Forms: contended, contending, contends
Synonyms
argue争论,争辩,辩称,争论不休confront对抗,对峙,对付,应对cope应对,应对措施dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执go after追随,跟随,追赶,追grapple扭打,抓斗,扭伤,扭转meet满足,遇见,遇到,迎接oppose反对,反对派,反对的,反对者push for推动,推广,推进,促进resist抵制,抗拒,抗争,抵抗vie维埃,竞争battle战役,战斗,会战,仗clash冲突,冲撞,碰撞contest竞争,大赛,竞赛,比赛controvert争议,争论,有争议,有争议的emulate模仿,仿真,模拟,仿效encounter遭遇,遇到,邂逅,遇到了face脸,脸部,脸面,脸色jostle挤来挤去,挤挤挨挨,挤眉弄眼,挤兑litigate诉讼,打官司,讼,审讯oppugn反对派,反对,反对者,反对党push推动,促进,推,推进rival竞争对手,竞争者,对手,匹敌skirmish小冲突,短兵相接,小规模冲突,小规模战斗stand站在,站立,站,站起来strive争取,努力,力争,努力奋斗struggle奋斗,挣扎,斗争,奋斗目标tug拔河,拖船,强拉硬拽,强拉withstand忍受着,忍受,忍受住了,忍受住give all one's gotgive one's allgo for去为,去争取,去找,前往go for broke孤注一掷,豁出去了,穷追猛打,孤注一掷吧go for it去做吧,去吧,去做,争取go for jugular抢占先机,铤而走险,抢夺,争夺颈部have at在,有在,有,拥有jockey for position争夺位置,争夺地位,争锋相对,竞逐knock oneself out昏昏沉沉,昏倒在地,昏迷不醒,晕倒lock horns一拍即合,顶撞,一见钟情,一拍两散make play for玩弄于鼓掌之间,玩弄于鼓掌之中,玩弄,玩弄于股掌之间mix it up with搭配,混搭,搭配起来,搭配使用scramble for争夺,争抢,争先恐后,争夺战shoot at拍摄于,射在,在,摄于shoot for拍摄的,拍摄用于,拍摄,拍摄对象为tangle with厮缠,厮混在一起,厮混,厮缠在一起
verbargue
Forms: contended, contending, contends
Synonyms
allege辩称,声称,指称,申诉assert宣称,声称,宣称的,声称的charge收费,控告,控方,收费标准claim声称,宣称,主张,要求defend保护,防御,辩护,维护dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执insist坚持,坚守,坚称,坚持认为maintain保持,维持,维护,维护好say说,表示,说道,说话tell告知,讲述,告诫,告知对方urge敦促,督促,促成,促请affirm申明,肯定,确认,申报aver平均值,平均值为,平均值是指avow承诺,承诺书blast爆炸,爆炸声,爆炸事件,爆破cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形debate辩论,争论,讨论,辩论会dictate口述,听写,支配,口述的enjoin嘱咐,嘱托,叮嘱,诰命hold持有,举行,保持,持有的justify证明,证明是正确的,圆满解决,圆满完成mix混合,搅拌,混合的,混杂prescribe订明,订定,配药,订药report报告,报道,报导,举报rip撕裂,裂缝,撕开,撕毁vindicate平反,平反昭雪,平反一切,平反冤假错案warrant权证,手令,担保书,授权书zap斩钉截铁,斩断,斩首,斩获come at来在,来了,来到,来的fly in face of顶撞,顶撞他人,顶撞别人,不顾一切gang up on通同,串通,串通一气,通缉go at去在,在,去,到have at在,有在,有,拥有have bone to pick有意见,有话要说,有所不满,有事找我jump on跃跃欲试,跃上,跳跃,跃升lace into花边成,花边进入,花边变成,花边入lay into躺进,陷入,躺到,躺在let have it随它去吧,算了吧,随它吧,放手吧light into光入,光线进入,光进,光线变成lock horns with一见钟情,一见如故,一拍即合,顶撞mix it up混在一起,混搭,混和一下,混搭起来put up argument辩论,辩解,摆出架势,争辩set to设为,设置为,设定为,定为sock it to one捉弄人,袜子,袜业,狠狠揍了一把stick it to贴在,贴着,粘着,粘住take on承担,对付,担当,承担起

Examples

  • Several characteristics of Waun Mawn link it to Stonehenge, the scientists contend.

  • The US may have to contend with sporadic outbreaks and even vaccine boosters, as immunity declines and new variants of the virus emerge.

  • She said such a move would lead to more job cuts as the industry contends with economic losses from one of Oregon’s worst wildfire seasons.

  • It’s a question Tampa Bay has to contend with as we collectively contemplate other major sports mascots with dubious legacies, like their Super Bowl rivals in Kansas City.

  • When it comes to a mass-participation event, you have to contend with thousands of people traveling to and from the race, not to mention the inevitable clusters of spectators along the route.

  • They contend that the protests are not anti-police brutality, but anti-police, period.

  • Contend” is a very Cruzian word, and “I would contend” a favorite phrase.

  • The center had seemingly proven wrong people who contend that rescued eaglets can only survive in captivity.

  • He has to contend with much more conservative bishops, archbishops, and cardinals appointed by his two immediate predecessors.

  • Still, many contend the original Amber Room was smuggled out of Königsberg and hidden during the final days of the war.

  • Many contend that this system produces better results than if pipes of the actual lengths of 32 or 64 feet were employed.

  • If thou hast been wearied with running with footmen, how canst thou contend with horses?

  • Once set, the young plant must contend, not only with the ordinary risk of transplanting, but the cut-worm is now to be dreaded.

  • He did not, like some hot headed men, among both the Whigs and the Tories, contend that there ought to be no regular soldiers.

  • This was very flattering to those ladies, especially the Diplomast, considering the great odds they had to contend with.