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

• Google contends it is helping newspapers by driving more traffic to its website.
  谷歌主张我们通过在网站上强劲的流量来帮助报纸。
• 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！
• India contends that elements in Pakistan were responsible for planning and executing the attack and that the terrorists received sophisticated training there.
  印度声称巴基斯坦国内有人对策划和实施这次袭击负有责任，而且恐怖分子在那里接受过先进的训练。
• 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。
• 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。
• The paper contends that neighborhood effects help reduce social differences and promote social equality, which can be explained by both theory and practice.
  文章指出，邻里效应有助于减少社会差别、促进社会平等，这在理论和实践上都能得到说明。
• Nearly half a century, Virtue Ethics have developed to be a kind of moral theory which contends with utilitarianism and deontology.
  近半个世纪以来，美德伦理学已经发展为一种与功利主义和义务论相抗衡的道德理论。
• 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。
• 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。
• The administration contends that setting a timetable on the war assumes failure in Iraq.
  布什政府说设定撤军时间表会导致伊拉克战争的失败。