英语单词contend的意思,音标,解释,读音

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英 [kənˈtend]

美 [kənˈtɛnd]

是什么意思

vi.

争夺；竞争；奋斗；争斗

vt.

声称，主张；争论，争辩；斗争，战斗；

变形

过去式：contended过去分词：contended现在分词：contending第三人称单数：contends

双语释义

v.(动词)

vi. 争论argue
vt. 硬说assert

英英释义

contend[ kən'tend ]

v.
- maintain or assert
  "He contended that Communism had no future"
  同义词：postulate
- have an argument about something
  同义词：arguedebatefence
- to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
  同义词：contestrepugn
- compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  同义词：competevie
- come to terms or deal successfully with
  同义词：copeget bymake outmake dograppledealmanage
- be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
  "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
  同义词：fightstruggle

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词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

contend boldly勇敢地斗争
contend forcefully强有力地斗争
contend narrowly勉强地斗争
contend rightly正确地断言
contend steadfastly坚定地斗争
contend stubbornly顽固地斗争

～+介词

contend about silly trifles为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵
contend against a disease同疾病作斗争
contend against the falsehood论证虚假不实的坏处
contend against one's fate为自己的命运斗争
contend against large international companies与国际性的大公司竞争
contend against nature同大自然作斗争
contend against an opponent同敌人斗争
contend for control of the sea争夺制海权
contend for the faith为信仰而斗争
contend for nuclear superiority争夺核优势
contend for a prize争夺奖品
contend for spheres of influence争夺势力范围
contend over the children为孩子问题发生争执
contend with应付
contend with one's creditor应付债主
contend with each other for hegemony互相争霸
contend with an embarrassing situation应付尴尬的局面
contend with a problem处理一个问题

词组短语

contend with对付；与…作斗争

同近义词辨析

contend, rival, contest, compete

这组词都有“竞争”的意思，其区别是：

contend指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力，强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。

rival指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中，谁都想战胜或比得上对手。

contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。

compete普通用词，含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争，也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)

Three armed groups were contending for power.
三个武装集团在争夺权力。
John has to contend with great difficulties.
约翰得与那些艰难困苦作斗争。
They have to contend against drought every year.
他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。
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。

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