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contend ☞contendv. [kǝn′tend] (contends; contended; contending)
双解释义 1. vi.争论 argue2. vt.硬说 assert基本要点 1. contend的基本意思是非敌意、平等地“争”，其对手一般是人而不是物，其手段是“文争”而不是“武斗”，其性质仅限于竞争而不是敌意，其目的仅限于制服而不是打败。本词强调为取胜而付出艰苦努力的必要性及紧张程度，引申可表示“声称”“主张”。2. contend作“竞争”解时是不及物动词，接介词about或over表示“为…争吵或争夺”；接介词against表示“与…斗争或竞争”；接介词for表示“为获得…而竞争”；接介词with表示“应付，对付”。3. contend作“声称”“主张”解时是及物动词，接that从句作宾语。词汇搭配 ～+副词 ～ boldly 勇敢地斗争 ～ forcefully 强有力地斗争 ～ narrowly 勉强地斗争 ～ rightly 正确地断言 ～ steadfastly 坚定地斗争 ～ stubbornly 顽固地斗争～+介词 ～ about silly trifles 为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵 ～ against a disease 同疾病作斗争 ～ against the falsehood 论证虚假不实的坏处 ～ against one's fate 为自己的命运斗争 ～ against large international companies 与国际性的大公司竞争 ～ against nature 同大自然作斗争 ～ against an opponent 同敌人斗争 ～ for control of the sea 争夺制海权 ～ for the faith 为信仰而斗争 ～ for nuclear superiority 争夺核优势 ～ for a prize 争夺奖品 ～ for spheres of influence 争夺势力范围 ～ over the children 为孩子问题发生争执 ～ with 应付 ～ with one's creditor 应付债主 ～ with each other for hegemony 互相争霸 ～ with an embarrassing situation 应付尴尬的局面 ～ with a problem 处理一个问题句型例句 用作及物动词 ▲ S+～+that-clause We contended that every college student must have a command of a foreign language. 我们坚持认为每位大学生必须掌握一门外语。 Columbus contended that the earth was round. 哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。 The police contended that the difficulties they faced were too severe. 警方争辩说他们碰到的困难太大。 He contended that there must be life on Mars. 他坚信火星上面一定有生物。常用短语 ♣ contend about (v.+prep.) 为获得…而争吵 quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possess▲ contend about sth Sisters contended about silly trifles. 姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。 The two nations have been contending about the rights to deep-sea fishing in their waters. 这两个国家一直为他们在水域中的深水捕鱼权问题争吵不休。 ♣ contend against (v.+prep.) 〔说明〕 contend against常不用于进行体。▲ contend against sb/sth 1. 与…竞争 try to win sth such as a prize or trade, in competition with (sb or sth) Edon had to contend against the world's best runners in the games, and did well to come third. 在运动会上，伊登不得不与世界上最佳赛跑运动员竞争，他跑得不错，得了第三名。 He contended against his own fate. 他同自己的命运作斗争。2. 与（天气等）抗争 struggle against (sth) with hope of success We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contend against the weather. 我们试图使火车准点运行，可是我们斗不了老天爷啊。 They had to contend against drought. 他们必须跟干旱作斗争。 ♣ contend for (v.+prep.) 为获得…而竞争 try to win (sth such as a prize or trade) in competition with others▲ contend for sth Three students contended for the prize. 三名学生竞争这个奖品。 ♣ contend over (v.+prep.) 争夺（某人或某物） quarrel about (usually sth) which both parties wish to possess▲ contend over sb/sth When a marriage ends, the former husband and wife often contend over the children. 夫妇双方在离婚后，往往会争夺子女。 The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the beautiful boy. 仙王和仙后争着要占有这个英俊的孩子。 ♣ contend with (v.+prep.)▲ contend with sb/sth 1. 与（某人）竞争 compete with (sb) Our football team is contending with one from the next town for the championship. 我们的足球队正与邻镇的足球队争夺冠军称号。2. 与（某事物）抗争；苦于应付 struggle against (sth); suffer from dealing with 〔说明〕 contend with常不用于进行体。 I have to contend with difficulties. 我得与困难作斗争。 They had to contend first with wind and sandstorms. 他们首先得同狂风和沙暴作斗争。 He has too much to contend with. 他要应付的事太多。 Many students leave the University because there are too many difficulties to contend with. 许多学生离开了这所大学，因为困难太多，无法克服。词语辨异 ♣ contend, compete, contest 这组词的共同意思是“争论，竞争”。其区别在于： compete 指在体育或辩论等需竞争的活动中，为征服或取胜而进行的努力，有时暗示在奖赏的鼓励或刺激下进行竞争；而contend暗示竞争的紧张程度，通常指双方成功的机会相等，所以，为取胜或征服对方，就需要艰苦的努力，强调奋斗或斗争的必要性；contest则指在竞争中毫无保留地展示自己，比如在总统竞选中，双方尽力展示自己的优势，以战胜对方。 ♣ contend, cope, fight 这组词的共同意思是“争斗”。其区别在于： 1. contend表示与某人对峙或对立的争斗，侧重指压倒对方的欲望或所作出的努力；cope指均等之势的抗衡、对抗，也可指面临灾难、困难或变故等；fight指精神方面的战斗及用拳头或用武器进行打斗，强调体力和勇气。2. contend和cope多用作不及物动词，后常接介词with；而fight除可用作动词外，也可用作名词。 |