contend
v. 声称,主张; 对付; 争夺
If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
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。
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。
If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
'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。”
If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
...the two main groups contending for power.
两大集团争权夺利
...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
1. maintain or assert;
2. have an argument about something
3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
4. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
5. come to terms or deal successfully with;
compete, contend, contest, rival
这些动词均可表示"竞争"之意。
Then there is the rivalry between India and Pakistan to contend with.
然后要处理的是印度和巴基斯坦之间的敌对问题.
Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
经济学仍然必须和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺当作生活中一种基本的事实.
What increase rate can contend exclusively to it is rich media and video advertisement.
增长率唯一能与之抗衡的是富媒体和视频广告.
Some researchers contend that carcinogens may turn healthy cells into cancer cells.
有些研究人员认为,致癌物质能使健康细胞变成癌细胞.
A wise man does not contend with a fool.
智者不与愚人争.