If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
例句
It is time, once again, to contend with racism...又一次到了與種族主義戰(zhàn)斗的時(shí)刻了。American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.美國(guó)公司可能很快就要有一種新型的官司去應(yīng)付了。
VERB
聲稱;爭(zhēng)辯;主張
If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
例句
The government contends that he is fundamentalist...政府認(rèn)定他是原教旨主義者。'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.'“你不過(guò)是看看而已。”薩曼莎爭(zhēng)辯道，“什么活兒都是我來(lái)干。”
V-RECIP
競(jìng)爭(zhēng);爭(zhēng)奪
If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
例句
...the two main groups contending for power.兩大集團(tuán)爭(zhēng)權(quán)奪利...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.10家英國(guó)建造廠與來(lái)自挪威、荷蘭、意大利和西班牙的對(duì)手展開(kāi)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)