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contend

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con·tend /kənˈtend/ ●○○ verb  
1 [intransitiveI]COMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEAT to compete against someone in order to gain something 竞争;争夺
contend for
 Three armed groups are contending for power.
三个武装集团在争夺权力。
 Inevitably, fights break out between the members of contending groups.
争权夺利的几个团体之间不可避免地发生了打斗。
2 [transitiveT]SAY/STATE to argue or state that something is true 声称,断言,主张 SYN insist
contend (that)
 Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought.
有些天文学家声称宇宙可能比原先认为的要年轻。
3contend with something phrasal verbphr v DEAL WITHto have to deal with something difficult or unpleasant 必须处理,不得不应付〔困难、窘境〕 SYN cope with
 The rescue team also had bad weather conditions to contend with.
营救小组还得应付恶劣的天气情况。
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Origin contend
(1400-1500) Old French contendre, from Latin contendere, from com- ( → COM-) + tendere to stretch
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