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词汇 contend
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contend

verb
 
/kənˈtend/
/kənˈtend/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they contend
/kənˈtend/
/kənˈtend/
he / she / it contends
/kənˈtendz/
/kənˈtendz/
past simple contended
/kənˈtendɪd/
/kənˈtendɪd/
past participle contended
/kənˈtendɪd/
/kənˈtendɪd/
-ing form contending
/kənˈtendɪŋ/
/kənˈtendɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
  1.  
    [transitive] contend that… (formal) to say that something is true, especially in an argument(尤指在争论中)声称,主张,认为 synonym maintain
    • I would contend that the minister's thinking is flawed on this point.我倒认为部长的想法在这一点上有漏洞。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
  2.  
    [intransitive] contend (for something) to compete against somebody in order to gain something竞争;争夺
    • Three armed groups were contending for power.三个武装集团在争夺权力。
  3. 词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘compete for (something)’): from Old French contendre or Latin contendere, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.
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