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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   contend

   • IPA[kənˈtend]

   美式

   • v.
     struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger)；engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something)

   • verb: contend, 3rd person present: contends, gerund or present participle: contending, past tense: contended, past participle: contended

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. struggle to surmount (a difficulty or danger) she had to contend with his uncertain temper
   • ▪ engage in a competition or campaign in order to win or achieve (something) the local team should contend for a division championship disputes continued between the contending parties 同義詞 compete, challenge, vie, contest, strive, ... 更多struggle, tussle, grapple, wrestle, scuffle, squabble, skirmish, battle, combat, fight, war, wage war, join battle, cross swords, lock horns, go head to head, oppose, clash
   • 2. assert something as a position in an argument he contends that the judge was wrong 同義詞 assert, maintain, hold, claim, argue, ... 更多profess, affirm, aver, avow, insist, state, declare, pronounce, allege, plead