contend
英[kən'tend]
美[kən'tɛnd]
- vi. 竞争；奋斗；斗争；争论
- vt. 主张；为...斗争
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;
助记提示
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。
中文词源
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。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句