contend
v. 聲稱,主張; 對付; 爭奪
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...
又一次到了與種族主義戰鬥的時刻了。
American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.
美國公司可能很快就要有一種新型的官司去應付了。
If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
政府認定他是原教旨主義者。
'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.'
“你不過是看看而已。”薩曼莎爭辯道,“什麼活兒都是我來幹。”
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.
兩大集團爭權奪利
...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.
10家英國建造廠與來自挪威、荷蘭、義大利和西班牙的對手展開競爭
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
這些動詞均可表示"競爭"之意。
Then there is the rivalry between India and Pakistan to contend with.
然後要處理的是印度和巴基斯坦之間的敵對問題.
Economics must still contend with scarcity as a basic fact of life.
經濟學仍然必須和稀缺相周旋,把稀缺當作生活中一種基本的事實.
What increase rate can contend exclusively to it is rich media and video advertisement.
增長率唯一能與之抗衡的是富媒體和影片廣告.
Some researchers contend that carcinogens may turn healthy cells into cancer cells.
有些研究人員認為,致癌物質能使健康細胞變成癌細胞.
A wise man does not contend with a fool.
智者不與愚人爭.