contend
翻譯
競爭, 聲稱, 對付
例句
Three teams are contending for the title.
三支隊伍正在爭奪冠軍。
She contended that the new law would be a disaster.
她聲稱新法律將是一場災難。
They had to contend with difficult weather conditions.
他們不得不應對惡劣的天氣條件。
文法模式
((for sth.)) 為（某事）而競爭 Three teams are contending for the title.
((that ...)) 聲稱... She contended that she was right.
((with sth.)) 對付/處理（某事） They had to contend with many problems.
近義詞
同義詞：compete, argue, face；反義詞：agree, surrender。
詞源
源自拉丁語 `com-`（共同）+ `tendere`（伸展）。原意是「共同奮鬥」。
記憶技巧
想像兩個參賽者在一場「競賽（con-test）」中，都「傾向於（tend）」將繩子拉向自己一邊。