首页 > 英语单词 > C开头的英语单词

contend是什么意思

发布时间:2021-02-18 作者: 英语查

contend 是什么意思

音标:[ kən'tend ]  

中文翻译与英英解释

vi.
1.争夺,竞争;斗争,战斗。
2.争论,争辩。
短语和例子
contend against one's fate 和自己的命运奋斗。 contend with difficulties [an opponent] 和困难[对手]斗争。 contend with each other for hegemony 互相争霸。 contend with sb. about a matter 与某人争辩某事。
vt.
(坚决)主张 (that)。 It is contended that ... 人们坚持认为…。 contend for 争取。 have much to contend with 有不少困难待克服。
maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no future"
同义词:postulate,

have an argument about something
同义词:argue, debate, fence,

to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"
同义词:contest, repugn,

compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
同义词:compete, vie,

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
同义词:fight, struggle,

come to terms with; "We got by on just a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
同义词:cope, get by, make out, make do, grapple, deal, manage,

例句与用法

1.I would scorn to contend for empire with him .
我不高兴同他争高低。

2.They have much to contended with .
他们有不少困难有待克服。

3.It was sufficiently toilsome for one contending for life .
这对于一个逃命的人来说是够吃力的。

4.Her eyes showed that she was contending with a problem .
她的眼睛显示出她心里正有一个为难的问题。

5.It is the principle i contend for, not individual or private benefit .
我奋斗争取的是原则而不是个人的私利。

6.In practice, patriotism has many other enemies to contend with .
在实践中,爱国主义有许多其它的敌人跟它竞争。

7.He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labours .
他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜,令人生厌。

8.He contends for his own individual soul against the universal reality .
他争取自己的个人灵魂而抗击宇宙的真实。

9.The firm is too small to contend against [with] large international companies .
这家公司太小,无法与国际性的大公司抗争。

10.An ant and a fly were contending with great warmth which was of the greater importance .
蚂蚁和苍蝇正在激烈争辩他们谁更重要。

上一篇: contemplative是什么意思

下一篇: content是什么意思

最新更新