contended

英 [kənˈtendɪd]

美 [kənˈtendɪd]

v.  (尤指在争论中)声称，主张，认为; 竞争; 争夺
contend的过去分词和过去式

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

• She contended that he should stop drinking.
  她坚决主张他要戒酒。
• Moreover, they contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith.
  此外，他们争辩说，被告注册和使用具有恶意争议域名。
• I will treasure the present and be a contended girl.
  我要好好珍惜现在，当下。做一个知足的人！
• The police contended that the difficulty they faced was too severe.
  警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。
• I contended that erasing personal history would only increase our sensation of insecurity.
  我辩解说抹去个人历史只会增加不安全感。
• We contended with each other for the prize.
  我们互相争夺那奖品。
• Under those conditions the values in the synchronized block will never be contended for.
  在这种条件下，同步块中的值永远不会存在竞争。
• In the American Civil War, the North contended against the South.
  在南北战争中，美国的南方和北方交战。
• Contended synchronizations are slow because they involve multiple thread switches and system calls.
  争用同步之所以慢，是因为它涉及多个线程切换和系统调用。
• S.lawmakers have long contended that China's tightly controlled exchange rate gives unfair support to its exporters.
  很多美国议员长期认为，中国严格管制的汇率对其出口企业构成了不公平的支持。