contend
contend 英 [kənˈtend] 美 [kənˈtɛnd]
vi. 竞争；争论 vt. 主张
进行时:contending 过去式:contended 过去分词:contended 第三人称单数:contends
- To defend a belief or keep affirming that it's true is to contend. People used to contend that the earth was flat, but eventually, when no one dropped off the edge no matter how far they traveled, the "round" theory won.
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- vi. 竞争；争论
- vt. 主张
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1. 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。
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2. Three armed groups were contending for power.
三个武装集团在争夺权力。
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3. Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.
护士经常不得不应付粗暴的或喝醉酒的病人。
- contend (v.) mid-15c., "engage in rivalry, compete," from Old French contendre and directly from Latin contendere "to stretch out; to shoot, hurl, throw; strive after mentally; measure or try one's strength with, fight, vie with," from assimilated form of com-, here probably an intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere "to stretch" (from PIE root *ten- "to stretch"). From 1540s as "to assert, affirm, maintain." Related: Contended; contending.
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