contend
英 [k?n'tend]
美 [k?n't?nd]
- vi. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；奮斗；斗爭(zhēng)；爭(zhēng)論
- vt. 主張；為...斗爭(zhēng)
助記提示
1. con- "together" + tend-.
2. 也就是大家一起向四面八方拉扯、拉伸。=> stretch out (to different directions with others).
3. 由此引申為：競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、爭(zhēng)斗、爭(zhēng)論。
中文詞源
contend 聲稱，主張con-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-tend, 伸出，伸長(zhǎng)。詞根ten含有多種引申詞義，1. 持，握，詞源同tenure, contain. 2. 伸長(zhǎng)，拉緊，詞源同tend, tense, 3. 變細(xì)，變?nèi)?，attenuate, extenuate。
英文詞源
- contend
- contend: see tend
- contend (v.)
- mid-15c., from Old French contendre, from Latin contendere "to stretch out, strive after," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere "to stretch" (see tenet). Related: Contended; contending.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.
- 他們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為該公司并未透露實(shí)質(zhì)性的信息。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.
- 他的公司必須與俄羅斯龐大的官僚機(jī)構(gòu)周旋。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. It is time, once again, to contend with racism.
- 又一次到了與種族主義戰(zhàn)斗的時(shí)刻了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.
- 她不得不面對(duì)丈夫的酗酒和花心。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.
- 參賽者不得不應(yīng)付狂風(fēng)肆虐的天氣條件。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句