contention

noun

/kənˈtenʃn/

(formal)Idioms

[uncountable] anger between people who disagree争吵；争执；争论 synonym dispute
- One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.争论的一个方面是提供幼儿照顾的问题。
- Privatization of the health service remains a point of contention.公共医疗服务私有化的问题仍然备受争议。
- There is no contention between the two groups.这两个团体之间没有争执。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- play-off
- title
preposition
- contention between
phrases
- an area of contention
- a bone of contention
- a point of contention
- …
[countable] contention (that…) a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument（尤指争论时的）看法，观点
- It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.我们当事人的看法是这场火灾属于意外事故。
- I would reject that contention.我不会同意那种观点。
- Her main contention is that staff should get better training.她的主要观点是职员应得到更好的培训。
- There is no evidence to support her contention.没有证据支持她的论点。
Topics Opinion and argumentc1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- main
verb + contention
- support
- dispute
- reject
- …

词源late Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.

Idioms

a bone of contention

a subject that causes people to disagree 争执所在
- Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.到哪去度假总是引起家里的争执。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

in contention (for something)

with a chance of winning something有机会赢得
- Only three teams are now in contention for the title.现在只有三个队有机会夺冠。
- There were three left in serious contention for the prize.最后剩下三个人激烈角逐这一奖项。
- Their team is still in contention for the championship他们队仍在争夺冠军

out of contention (for something)

without a chance of winning something没有机会赢得
- The Jaguars are now out of contention.美洲虎队现在没有机会赢了。
- The Comets were eliminated from play-off contention.彗星队被淘汰，无缘季后赛。

词汇	contention
释义	contention noun /kənˈtenʃn/ /kənˈtenʃn/ (formal)Idioms [uncountable] anger between people who disagree争吵；争执；争论 synonym dispute One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.争论的一个方面是提供幼儿照顾的问题。 Privatization of the health service remains a point of contention.公共医疗服务私有化的问题仍然备受争议。 There is no contention between the two groups.这两个团体之间没有争执。 Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective play-off title preposition contention between phrases an area of contention a bone of contention a point of contention … [countable] contention (that…) a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument（尤指争论时的）看法，观点 It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.我们当事人的看法是这场火灾属于意外事故。 I would reject that contention.我不会同意那种观点。 Her main contention is that staff should get better training.她的主要观点是职员应得到更好的培训。 There is no evidence to support her contention.没有证据支持她的论点。 Topics Opinion and argumentc1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective main verb + contention support dispute reject … 词源late Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’. Idioms a bone of contention a subject that causes people to disagree 争执所在 Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.到哪去度假总是引起家里的争执。 Topics Opinion and argumentc2 in contention (for something) with a chance of winning something有机会赢得 Only three teams are now in contention for the title.现在只有三个队有机会夺冠。 There were three left in serious contention for the prize.最后剩下三个人激烈角逐这一奖项。 Their team is still in contention for the championship他们队仍在争夺冠军 out of contention (for something) without a chance of winning something没有机会赢得 The Jaguars are now out of contention.美洲虎队现在没有机会赢了。 The Comets were eliminated from play-off contention.彗星队被淘汰，无缘季后赛。
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