contend

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight. intransitive
    — The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.
  2. To struggle or exert oneself to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend. intransitive
    — 17th century, John Dryden, Epistle III to the Lady Castlemain You sit above, and see vain men below / Contend for what you only can bestow.
  3. To be in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue. intransitive
    — these simple ideas are far from those innate principles which some contend for
  4. To believe (something is reasonable) and argue (for it); to advocate. intransitive
    — In this paper the author contends that no useful results can be obtained if this method is used.
  5. To try to cope with a difficulty or problem.
    — However, the challenges for the railway world are much greater than for automotive as we generally have more occupants, higher speeds, greater masses, higher energies, and an absence of seatbelts or airbags to contend with.

词形变化

contends present,singular,third-person contending participle,present contended participle,past contended past

词汇关系

衍生词
contendingly contend with noncontending uncontended uncontending
相关词
contender contention contentious

词源

From Middle English contenden, borrowed from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere (“to stretch out, extend, strive after, contend”), from com- (“together”) + tendere (“to stretch”); see tend, and compare attend, extend, intend, subtend.
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