contend

US [kənˈtend]
UK [kən'tend]
  • v.竞争；认为；争夺
  • Web斗争；主张；争论
Simple Present：contends  Present Participle：contending  Past Tense：contended  

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contend
v.
1.
[t]
~ that…
（尤指在争论中）声称，主张，认为to say that sth is true, especially in an argument
I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point.
我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。
2.
[i]
~ (for sth)
竞争；争夺to compete against sb in order to gain sth
Three armed groups were contending for power.
三个武装集团在争夺权力。

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AllAll,竞争竞争,认为认为,争夺争夺,斗争斗争,主张主张,争论争论
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1.
America has at least four separate immigration problems to contend with, and on only one of them is there any progress.
（就目前来说）美国至少要解决四个相互独立的移民问题，但却只有一个稍有进展。
( jiù mù qián lái shuō ) měi guó zhì shǎo yào jiě jué sì gè xiāng hù dú lì de yí mín wèn tí , dàn què zhǐ yǒu yī gè shāo yǒu jìn zhǎn 。
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2.
Some lawmakers and government officials contend the problems at Bear Stearns might have been prevented with more oversight.
这将中止一些立法者和政府官员在贝尔斯登问题上的争论。
zhè jiāng zhōng zhǐ yì xiē lì fǎ zhě hé zhèng fǔ guān yuán zài bèi ěr sī dēng wèn tí shàng de zhēng lùn 。
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3.
He said businesses and consumers alike were struggling to contend with tumultuous markets and a financial-services industry under siege.
他表示，企业和消费者正艰难应对动荡的市场和深陷困境的金融服务业。
tā biǎo shì , qǐ yè hé xiāo fèi zhě zhèng jiān nán yìng duì dòng dàng de shì chǎng hé shēn xiàn kùn jìng de jīn róng fú wù yè 。
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4.
That methodology might have worked for a few years if they only had to contend with bailing out Greece, Portugal and Ireland.
如果只是用来救助希腊、葡萄牙和爱尔兰，这些政策的作用还能持续几年。
rú guǒ zhǐ shì yòng lái jiù zhù xī là 、 pú táo yá hé ài ěr lán , zhè xiē zhèng cè de zuò yòng hái néng chí xù jǐ nián 。
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5.
It also marked the start of a period with the Lakers expected to contend for championships for the next half decade at least.
这也标志着湖人在下半个十年间成为冠军有力争夺者的时期开端。
zhè yě biāo zhì zhe hú rén zài xià bàn gè shí nián jiān chéng wéi guàn jūn yǒu lì zhēng duó zhě de shí qī kāi duān 。
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6.
I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister and the insolence of his mother.
我必须与他姐姐的冷酷和他母亲的专横抗争。
wǒ bì xū yǔ tā jiě jie de lěng kù hé tā mǔ qīn de zhuān hèng kàng zhēng 。
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Now Mr Place, senior, would be described by many as a bad father; and I do not contend that he was a conspicuously good one.
现今，普雷斯先生，一位年长老人，在很多人眼中是一个坏父亲；并且我也不能说他看上去是个好爸爸。
xiàn jīn , pǔ léi sī xiān sheng , yī wèi nián zhǎng lǎo rén , zài hěn duō rén yǎn zhōng shì yī gè huài fù qīn ; bìng qiě wǒ yě bù néng shuō tā kàn shàng qù shì gè hǎo bà ba 。
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Some contend, however, that art should be repatriated to its "home" country, even if it has been acquired legally.
但是，有些人主张，即使艺术品是合法收购的，也应当归还给其“本”国。
dàn shì , yǒu xiē rén zhǔ zhāng , jí shǐ yì shù pǐn shì hé fǎ shōu gòu de , yě yīng dāng guī huán gěi qí " běn " guó 。
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I contend that I'm just a piece of messed-up code, and our inability to have kids proves that I'm not going to be the Missing Link.
我声称我就是一块乱七八糟的代码，并且，我们不能有孩子并且我也不是在人和猿类之间过渡的那类人种。
wǒ shēng chēng wǒ jiù shì yí kuài luàn qī bā zāo de dài mǎ , bìng qiě , wǒ men bù néng yǒu hái zi bìng qiě wǒ yě bú shì zài rén hé yuán lèi zhī jiān guò dù de nà lèi rén zhǒng 。
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10.
Do you think we would have overlooked perhaps the fact that there would be the 'lower energies to contend with?
你认为我们会忽视“低级能量”将制造事端的事实么？
nǐ rèn wéi wǒ men huì hū shì " dī jí néng liàng " jiāng zhì zào shì duān de shì shí me ?
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