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。
• 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。
• 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。
• We contended that every college student must have a command of a foreign language.
  我们坚持认为每位大学生必须掌握一门外语。
• 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。
• Sisters contended about silly trifles.
  姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。
• I believe in originality not because of status but for the quality& contended results it brings.
  我只相信它，不是因为它的名声，而是因为它的高品质及带来的具有竞争性的效果。
• Hearst contended that MandrakeSoft infringed upon King Features'trademarked character Mandrake the Magician.
  赫斯特认为，Mandrakesoft的侵犯国王特点'商标的性质Mandrake的魔术师。
• He contended that his client could not have known the firm was exporting military equipment.
  他宣称其客户不可能知道工厂正在出口军用设施。
• 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。