contention

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con·ten·tion /kənˈtenʃən/ noun

1 [countableC] formalSAY/STATE a strong opinion that someone expresses 论点，主张

somebody’s contention that

Her main contention is that doctors should do more to encourage healthy eating.

她的主要观点是医生应该更多地鼓励健康的饮食习惯。

► see thesaurus at claim

2 [uncountableU] formalARGUE argument and disagreement between people 争论，争端，口角

source/area/point of contention

The issue of hunting is a source of contention.

狩猎问题是争论的焦点。

→ bone of contention at bone1(5)

3 in contention ARGUEhaving a chance of winning something 有获胜机会

Owen’s goal kept England in contention.

欧文的入球使英格兰队有望获胜。

Examples from the Corpus

kept ... in contention• Three penalties by Hobbs kept Bradford firmly in contention and another soon after the interval levelled the scores at 8-8.

4 out of contention no longer having a chance of winning something 失去获胜机会

Injury has put him out of contention for the title.

受伤使他失去了夺冠机会。

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contention• But some of his contentions seem overstated.• A key area of contention is the call for the wilderness to be opened to oil and gas drilling.• Exactly how many years remains a point of contention.• Another point of contention is financial.• The main point of contention now is not whether, but how long a scaled-down force should remain.• The respondent's contention is that there is a difference between a public and a private Act.• I could see the contention in his wrinkled face.• The contention continued for four years and the underlying reason for it was pique.

source/area/point of contention• This surface interval between leaving the bell and entering the decompression chamber, became a point of contention within the medical profession.• This is, of course, a point of contention which will not be pursued here but is useful to bear in mind.• How long he stays a King is a point of contention.• Another point of contention is financial.• Trifling though they may appear, these are the conventionally cited points of contention between the Celtic and Roman churches.• The main point of contention now is not whether, but how long a scaled-down force should remain.• Public consultation is our second major point of contention.

Origin contention

(1300-1400) Old French Latin contentio, from contendere; → CONTEND

con·ten·tion noun

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