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con.tend[kən`tɛnd; kənˈtend]《源自拉丁文“一同施展, 一同竞争”的意思》不及物动词1 a. 争斗, 竞争[with, against]They had to ~ with sickness and lack of food [against superior numbers].他们必须全力对付疾病及粮食的缺乏 [人数占优势的敌军]b. 竞争[…], 争夺[with][for]We ~ed with each other for the prize.我们互相争夺那奖品2 [就…事]争论, 辩论[with, against] [about, on, over]He ~ed with his friends about trifles.他为小事与朋友争论及物动词坚决主张, 力辩He ~ed that gambling was the worst of all evils.他坚持认为 [争辩说] 赌博为万恶之首 |