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

• The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.
  律师声称她的委托人从未走近过犯罪现场。
• She contended that he should stop drinking.
  她坚决主张他要戒酒。
• 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。
• Contended synchronizations are slow because they involve multiple thread switches and system calls.
  争用同步之所以慢，是因为它涉及多个线程切换和系统调用。
• Columbus contended that the earth was round.
  哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。
• 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。
• 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。
• And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him
  及至彼得上了耶路撒冷，那些奉割礼的门徒和他争辩说
• Sisters contended about silly trifles.
  姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。
• I will treasure the present and be a contended girl.
  我要好好珍惜现在，当下。做一个知足的人！