释义 |
contend/kənˈtend/v. 1 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 with) strive, fight 搏斗,争斗 2 intr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 for, with) compete 竞争,争夺 contending for the title 争夺该项头衔; contending emotions 相互冲突的感情 3 tr. (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 that + clause) assert, maintain 断言,主张 □ contender n. (esp. in sense 2 尤用于释义 2)[Old French contendre or Latin contendere (as COM-, tendere tent- ‘stretch, strive’)] |