contend with
phrasal verbcontend with something/somebody
- to have to deal with a problem or with a difficult situation or person
（不得不）应付，处理，对付 - Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.
护士经常不得不应付粗暴的或喝醉酒的病人。
- Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.