contend
[kən'tend] verb
COMPETE 竞争
intransitive
■to compete in order to win something 竞争；争夺•There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.有三位世界顶级网球选手争夺这项冠军。 •He's contending against someone with twice his experience.他在和经验比他丰富一倍的人竞争。
[kən'tend] verb
CLAIM 声称
[T + (that)] formal
■to state that something is true or is a fact 声称；断言；主张•The lawyer contended (that) her client had never been near the scene of the crime.该律师声称她的委托人从未走近过犯罪现场。
[kən'tend] verb
Phrasal Verbs contend with sth
■to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation 必须处理，必须应对（困境或不愉快的事）•At the age of nine, he had the death of both parents to contend with.九岁时他就不得不面对父母双亡这一境况。 •We don't need a computer failure to contend with as well as all our other problems.我们已有不少其他问题要解决，不想再为电脑故障问题伤脑筋。 |