contend
翻译
竞争, 声称, 对付
例句
Three teams are contending for the title.
三支队伍正在争夺冠军。
She contended that the new law would be a disaster.
她声称新法律将是一场灾难。
They had to contend with difficult weather conditions.
他们不得不应对恶劣的天气条件。
语法模式
((for sth.)) 为（某事）而竞争 Three teams are contending for the title.
((that ...)) 声称... She contended that she was right.
((with sth.)) 对付/处理（某事） They had to contend with many problems.
近义词
同义词：compete, argue, face；反义词：agree, surrender。
词源
源自拉丁语 `com-`（共同）+ `tendere`（伸展）。原意是“共同奋斗”。
记忆技巧
想象两个参赛者在一场“竞赛（con-test）”中，都“倾向于（tend）”将绳子拉向自己一边。