contend是什么意思,contend怎么读


contend基本信息

读法:英 [kən"tend] 美 [kən"tɛnd]

释义:

  • vi. 竞争;奋斗;斗争;争论
  • vt. 主张;为...斗争
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    英英释义

    Verb:

  • maintain or assert;"He contended that Communism had no future"
  • have an argument about something
  • to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;"They contested the outcome of the race"
  • come to terms with;"We got by on just a gallon of gas"
    "They made do on half a loaf of bread every day"
  • compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  • be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight;"the tribesmen fought each other"
    "Siblings are always fighting"
    "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
  • 中英词源

    contend 声称,主张

    con-, 强调。-tend, 伸出,伸长。词根ten含有多种引申词义,1. 持,握,词源同tenure, contain. 2. 伸长,拉紧,词源同tend, tense, 3. 变细,变弱,attenuate, extenuate。

    contend
    contend: see tend
    contend (v.)
    mid-15c., from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Contended; contending.

    词态变化

    第三人称单数 contends;
    过去式 contended;
    过去分词 contended;
    现在分词 contending;
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    权威造句

    1. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.
    他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

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    2. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.
    他的公司必须与俄罗斯庞大的官僚机构周旋。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    4. She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.
    她不得不面对丈夫的酗酒和花心。

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    5. The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.
    参赛者不得不应付狂风肆虐的天气条件。

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    近反义词

  • struggle 努力
  • argue 说服
  • compete 竞争
  • cope 应付
  • resist 抵制
  • oppose 反对
  • deal with 讨论
  • put up with 忍受
  • vie 竞争
  • assert 断言
  • insist 坚持
  • maintain 维持
  • state 情形
  • declare 宣布(声明)...
  • challenge 挑战
  • run 跑
  • fight 战斗
  • quarrel 吵架
  • debate 辩论
  • strive 奋斗
  • play 玩
  • differ 不同
  • tussle 扭打
  • duel 决斗
  • profess 声称
  • jangle 发出刺耳声
  • contest 竞赛
  • wrangle 争论
  • postulate 假定
  • rival 竞争者
  • deal 协定
  • make do 凑合着用, 将就...
  • fence 栅栏
  • repugn 反对
  • grapple 抓住
  • get by 通过
  • manage 管理
  • make out 起草
  • 相似短语

  • contend with 对付
  • contend for 争取
  • contend for markets 争夺市场
  • have much to contend with 有不少困难.阻力尚待克服
  • a hundred schools of thought contend 百家争鸣
  • 单词分析

    这些动词均可表示“竞争”之意。
    compete普通用词,含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争,也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。
    contend指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力,强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。
    contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。
    rival指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中,谁都想战胜或比得上对手。

    记忆方法

    1. con- "together" + tend-.
    2. 也就是大家一起向四面八方拉扯、拉伸。=> stretch out (to different directions with others).
    3. 由此引申为:竞争、争斗、争论。

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