contend
英 [kən'tend]
美 [kən'tɛnd]
- vi. 競爭；奮鬥；鬥爭；爭論
- vt. 主張；為...鬥爭
助記提示
1. con- "together" + tend-.
2. 也就是大家一起向四麵八方拉扯、拉伸。=> stretch out (to different directions with others).
3. 由此引申為：競爭、爭鬥、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並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鬥的時刻了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.
- 她不得不麵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