contended

英 [kənˈtendɪd] 美 [kənˈtendɪd]

v.  (尤指在争论中)声称，主张，认为; 竞争; 争夺
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  1. VERB 处理;对付;解决
    If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
    1. It is time, once again, to contend with racism...
      又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。
    2. American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with.
      美国公司可能很快就要有一种新型的官司去应付了。
  2. VERB 声称;争辩;主张
    If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
    1. The government contends that he is fundamentalist...
      政府认定他是原教旨主义者。
    2. 'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.'
      “你不过是看看而已。”萨曼莎争辩道，“什么活儿都是我来干。”
  3. V-RECIP 竞争;争夺
    If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
    1. ...the two main groups contending for power.
      两大集团争权夺利
    2. ...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain.
      10家英国建造厂与来自挪威、荷兰、意大利和西班牙的对手展开竞争
    3. ...a binding political settlement between the contending parties.
      角力各派间一项具有约束力的政治协议
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双语例句

  1. 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。
  2. He contended against his own fate.
    他同自己的命运作斗争。
  3. Columbus contended that the earth was round.
    哥伦布坚信地球是圆的。
  4. Sisters contended about silly trifles.
    姐妹们为鸡毛蒜皮的小事而争吵。
  5. Each square was a volcano attacked by a cloud; lava contended with lightning.
    每一个方阵都是一座受着乌云侵袭的火山，熔岩在和雷霆交战。
  6. She contended that he should stop drinking.
    她坚决主张他要戒酒。
  7. And when Peter was come up to Jerusalem, they that were of the circumcision contended with him
    及至彼得上了耶路撒冷，那些奉割礼的门徒和他争辩说
  8. The color and the height together therefore show which locks are the most contended.
    因此，颜色和高度共同显示哪些锁的争用最激烈。
  9. Contended synchronization can have a serious impact on the scalability of your programs.
    争用同步会严重影响程序的可伸缩性。
  10. Contended synchronizations are slow because they involve multiple thread switches and system calls.
    争用同步之所以慢，是因为它涉及多个线程切换和系统调用。
  11. Tsvangirai has repeatedly been detained by police and contended with warnings of a state-sponsored assassination plot.
    茨万吉拉伊已多次被警方拘留，并多次受到津巴布韦政府指使的暗杀警告。
  12. The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime.
    律师声称她的委托人从未走近过犯罪现场。
  13. If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
    我的仆婢与我争辩的时候，我若藐视不听他们的情节。
  14. Yet research has shown that locks are rarely, if ever, contended for.
    然而研究表明，锁很少被占用。
  15. I believe in originality not because of status but for the quality& contended results it brings.
    我只相信它，不是因为它的名声，而是因为它的高品质及带来的具有竞争性的效果。
  16. In the American Civil War, the North contended against the South.
    在南北战争中，美国的南方和北方交战。
  17. There was no life beyond, he had contended; it was here and now, then darkness everlasting.
    他曾主张死后区没有生命，生命只在此时此地，然后便是永恒的黑暗。
  18. Moreover, they contended that the respondent registered and used the disputed domain name in bad faith.
    此外，他们争辩说，被告注册和使用具有恶意争议域名。
  19. The police contended that the difficulty they faced was too severe.
    警察强调说他们面临的困难太严重了。
  20. Under those conditions the values in the synchronized block will never be contended for.
    在这种条件下，同步块中的值永远不会存在竞争。
  21. To keep themselves fit, they had made a contest, during which they contended each other.
    为了保持健康，他们进行了一场竞赛，在竞赛过程中，他们互相争斗。
  22. She contended that sheep do as much damage to the countryside as kangaroos.
    她力辩说羊对乡村的危害和袋鼠一样。
  23. Hearst contended that MandrakeSoft infringed upon King Features'trademarked character Mandrake the Magician.
    赫斯特认为，Mandrakesoft的侵犯国王特点'商标的性质Mandrake的魔术师。
  24. He contended that his client could not have known the firm was exporting military equipment.
    他宣称其客户不可能知道工厂正在出口军用设施。
  25. Mitchell said no one should expect an easy road ahead, but he contended important progress was being made.
    米切尔说任何人都不应期望一条前方平坦的道路，但他坚决主张正取得重要进展。
  26. I contended that erasing personal history would only increase our sensation of insecurity.
    我辩解说抹去个人历史只会增加不安全感。
  27. S.lawmakers have long contended that China's tightly controlled exchange rate gives unfair support to its exporters.
    很多美国议员长期认为，中国严格管制的汇率对其出口企业构成了不公平的支持。
  28. We contended with each other for the prize.
    我们互相争夺那奖品。
  29. I will treasure the present and be a contended girl.
    我要好好珍惜现在，当下。做一个知足的人！
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