contend
英[k?n'tend]
美[k?n't?nd]
- vi. 競爭；奮斗；斗爭；爭論
- vt. 主張；為...斗爭
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?contends;過去式:?contended;過去分詞:?contended;現在分詞:?contending;
助記提示
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. 由此引申為：競爭、爭斗、爭論。
中文詞源
contend 聲稱，主張
con-, 強調。-tend, 伸出，伸長。詞根ten含有多種引申詞義，1. 持，握，詞源同tenure, contain. 2. 伸長，拉緊，詞源同tend, tense, 3. 變細，變弱，attenuate, extenuate。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.
- 他們堅持認為該公司并未透露實質性的信息。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.
- 他的公司必須與俄羅斯龐大的官僚機構周旋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is time, once again, to contend with racism.
- 又一次到了與種族主義戰斗的時刻了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.
- 她不得不面對丈夫的酗酒和花心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.
- 參賽者不得不應付狂風肆虐的天氣條件。
來自柯林斯例句