及物动词
不及物动词
1. 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.
2. 声称;争辩;主张
If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
3. 竞争;争夺
If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
1. maintain or assert
e.g. He contended that Communism had no future
Synonym: postulate
2. have an argument about something
3. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
e.g. They contested the outcome of the race
4. compete for something
engage in a contest
measure oneself against others
5. be engaged in a fight
carry on a fight
e.g. the tribesmen fought each other
Siblings are always fighting
Militant groups are contending for control of the country
6. come to terms with
e.g. We got by on just a gallon of gas
They made do on half a loaf of bread every day