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

• Contended synchronization can have a serious impact on the scalability of your programs.
  争用同步会严重影响程序的可伸缩性。
• If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
  我的仆婢与我争辩的时候，我若藐视不听他们的情节。
• The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.
  律师声称她的委托人从未走近过犯罪现场。
• The color and the height together therefore show which locks are the most contended.
  因此，颜色和高度共同显示哪些锁的争用最激烈。
• Tsvangirai has repeatedly been detained by police and contended with warnings of a state-sponsored assassination plot.
  茨万吉拉伊已多次被警方拘留，并多次受到津巴布韦政府指使的暗杀警告。
• Columbus contended that the earth was round.
  哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。
• To keep themselves fit, they had made a contest, during which they contended each other.
  为了保持健康，他们进行了一场竞赛，在竞赛过程中，他们互相争斗。
• 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。
• Each square was a volcano attacked by a cloud; lava contended with lightning.
  每一个方阵都是一座受着乌云侵袭的火山，熔岩在和雷霆交战。
• 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。