contend

[kən'tend]

vi.竞争, 争斗, 争辩
vt.主张, 争夺

例句与用法：

A hundred schools of thought contend.

百家争鸣。

John has to contend with great difficulties.

约翰得与那些艰难困苦作斗争。

词形变化：

名词: contender | 动词过去式: contended | 动词过去分词: contended | 动词现在分词: contending | 动词第三人称单数: contends |

vi.[(+against/for/with)]

1. 争夺, 竞争

Three students contended for the prize.

三个学生竞争该奖。

2. 全力对付; 搏斗; 奋斗

There were too many problems to contend with.

要全力对付的问题真是太多太多了。

3. 争论, 辩论

vt.

1. 为……斗争(或竞争、争论等)

2. 坚决主张, 声称[Y][+(that)]

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

警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。

短语词组：

contend with

1. 对付

I have so many problems to contend with at the moment.

我此刻有许多问题要处理。

contend

过去式：contended

过去分词：contended

现在进行时：contending

词形变化：

名词: contender | 动词过去式: contended | 动词过去分词: contended | 动词现在分词: contending | 动词第三人称单数: contends |

同义词：

cruel | dreadful | atrocious | awful | mean | brutal | wretched | vile | wicked | ruthless | horrible | terrible | disgraceful | rotten | petty | ghastly | black | filthy | grievous | abject | obnoxious | worthless | despicable | shameful | detestable | distasteful | disreputable | loathsome |

反义词：

estimable |

词义辨析：

同义:

vi.争夺, 竞争; 争论

fight

struggle

argue

quarrel

同义参见:

compete

debate

contest²

profess

tussle

jangle

wrangle¹

differ

duel

play

strive

contend[kən'tend]vi.1.■搏斗，争斗；抗争：They have to contend against draught every year.他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。2.■竞争，争夺：Sixteen football teams are contending for the World Cup this year.今年有16个足球队争夺世界杯。3.■争论，争辩，辩论，据理力争：They fell to contending about the least important points in the design.他们开始为设计中的鸡毛蒜皮的小问题争辩起来。vt.1.■主张；声称；坚决认为，坚信；断言：The boy contended that he saw a ghost.这个男孩硬说他看见了鬼。contending passions矛盾的心情，互相抵触的情绪

1. [no obj.](contend with/against)struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger)
   奋斗；斗争；搏斗
   she had to contend with his uncertain temper.
   她不得不应付他无常的性情。
   ■(contend for)engage in a struggle or campaign in order to achieve (something)
   竞争；争取；争夺
   factions within the government were contending for the succession to the presidency.
   内阁各派系正在为连任而相互竞争。
   [as adj. contending]disputes continued between the contending parties.
   竞争党派之间的争论仍在继续。
   
2. [with clause]assert something as a position in an argument
   声称；主张；辩论
   he contends that the judge was wrong.
   他声称法官是错的。
   

1. late Middle English (in the sense 'compete for (something'): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- 'with' + tendere 'stretch, strive'
   

contend

动词 contend:

maintain or assert

同义词：postulate

have an argument about something

同义词：argue, debate, fence

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation

同义词：contest, repugn

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

同义词：compete, vie

come to terms or deal successfully with

同义词：cope, get by, make out, make do, grapple, deal, manage

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

同义词：fight, struggle

contend

■Intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; readiness to contend or resist.

"蔑视,藐视:故意表示轻视的行为或态度;做好抗争或反抗的准备."

■Who will contend with me? For then I would be silent and die.

19有谁与我争论?若有，我就情愿缄默不言，气绝而亡。

■And Joash said to all who stood against him, Will you contend for Baal?

31约阿施对站着攻击他的众人说，你们是为巴力争辩么?

■If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.

3若愿意与他争辩，千中之一也不能回答。

■Good character also can contend with pressure.

7性格开朗，成熟，能应付压力。

■Will you be partial to Him? Will you contend for God?

8你们要徇神的情面么?要为?争论么?

■PCI is a unidirectional parallel bus architecture in which multiple adapters must contend for available bus bandwidth.

PCI是一个单向的并行总线架构，其中多个适配器必须争夺可用的总线带宽。

■Some people contend that ---------has proved to bring many advantages.

一些人主张----------已经被证明带来了很多好处。

■What with one thing and another, the poor chap has too much to contend with.

一桩桩一件件的不接踵而来，那可怜的家伙委实够受的了。

■With one thing after another, the poor chap has too much to contend with.

一桩桩一件件的事接踵而来，那可怜的家伙委实够受的了。

■This proposal to contend for Kiangsi erred only in setting a time limit of one year.

上面争取江西的话，不对的是规定一年为期。

■Nevertheless, as age grow gradually, contend for strong emulative characteristic is on Gates body slowly weak go.

不过，随着年纪的逐渐增长，争强好胜的特点在盖茨身上慢慢淡去。

■Meanwhile I continued to contend with raising my own kids.

与此同时我也全力以付地关注着自己的孩子们。

■It is more difficult to contend with oneself than with the world.

与自己斗难过与世界斗。

■It is hard to contend with poverty.

与贫穷奋斗是很困难的

■Personal incomes were unchanged as workers contend with rising unemployment.

个人收入则维持不变，工人失业上升抗衡。

■During February the workmen had to contend with a sheet of water which made its way right through the outer soil.

二月间，工人们和地壳里渗出的泉水，展开了斗争。

■When the people contend for their liberty they seldom get anything by their victory but new master.

人们为自由而斗争，但斗争胜利后，往往除了换个新主子之外几乎得不到什么。

■Many people contend that China holds a special position in the Third World.

人们说，中国在第三世界处于特殊的地位。

■If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one for a thousand.

人若愿意同天主辩论，千个问题中，谁也回答不出一个。

■From ancient times Chinese rulers have to contend with powerful non-Chines neighbors and potential conquerors.

从古代起,中国的统治者就不得不抵抗强大的异族邻居和潜在的征服者。

■From ancient times Chinese rulers have to contend with powerful non-Chinese neighbors and potential conquerors.

从古代起，中国的统治者就不得不抵抗强大的异族邻居和潜在的征服者。

■No one would ever contend that this jelly-fish could improve itself.

从来就没有哪个人认为这个小东西能够自我演化。

■He had no real gift and could not contend with his young competitor.

他不具备真正的天赋，不敌他的年轻对手。

■He couldn't contend with his wife's scandal so he divorced his wife.

他不能容忍他妻子的丑闻，因此和他妻子离婚了。

■They contend that bioforestry has as much potential for environmental mayhem as for environmental good.

他们声称生物林业给环境带来的危害将和益处一样多。

■They had to contend against their political enemies.

他们必须与他们的政敌争斗。

■They had to contend with wind and sand storms.

他们必须与大风沙作斗争。

■They had to contend with sickness and lack of food.

他们必须全力对付疾病及粮食的缺乏。

■They had to contend with a lot of problems.

他们必须和很多问题争斗。

■They had to contend against drought.

他们必须跟干旱作斗争。

■They have to contend against draught every year.

他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。

■Their blood produced a great anger and the courage. To contend with heroism.

他们的血带给我们巨大的愤怒和勇气，去勇敢得斗争。

■He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches, so he gave up discouraged.

他十分清楚和巫婆斗没什么好处，于是他垂头丧气，不得不让了步。

■He is a difficult man to contend with.

他是一个难对付的人。

■He knew now that he had more than mere bluff to contend with. He felt that he was face to face with a dull proposition.

他现在已经意识到她并不是在装模作样地恫吓，自己面临的是一个不容乐观的难题了。

■He has too much to contend with.

他要应付的事太多。

■Hear ye now what the LORD saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.

以色列人哪,当听耶和华的话。要起来向山岭争辩,使冈陵听你的话。

■To come together as opponents; contend.

会战敌对双方的遭遇；交战

■Will you show partiality for Him? Will you contend for God?

伯13:8你们要为神徇情麽、要为他争论麽。

■But critics contend it just as easily muzzles the press.

但批评家认为这反而为钳制媒体创造了便利。

■But the potential is simply too significant, the experts contend.

但是专家们主张，潜力是非常重要的。

■However, some vendors and users contend that shared fast Ethernet is appropriate for server and backbone connections.

但是，一些供应商和用户认为，共享式快速以太网适合服务器和主干网的连接。

■Dan Qian empty is equal to do not contend for strong emulative.

但谦虚不等于不争强好胜。

■Yet let no one find fault, and let none offer reproof; For your people are like those who contend with the priest.

何4:4然而人都不必争辩、不必指责、为这民与抗拒祭司的人一样。

■To contend with physically or in battle.

作战，打仗身体上或在战场上奋力搏斗

■Will ye accept his person? Will ye contend for God?

你们要为神徇情吗,要为他争论吗。

■By warfare and exile you contend with her- with his fierce blast he drives her out, as on a day the east wind blows.

你打发他们去,是相机宜与他们相争;刮东风的日子,就用暴风将他们逐去。

■In the difficult mode, you have two spacemen to contend with.

你要设置障碍让他们无法到达飞船传输舱.

■The trend of pretending to contend has extended.

假装斗争的趋势已经延伸开来。

contend with

1. 对付

I have so many problems to contend with at the moment.

我此刻有许多问题要处理。