contend meaning in English
vi.
1.争夺，竞争；斗争，战斗。
2.争论，争辩。
短语和例子
vt.
(坚决)主张 (that)。 It is contended that ... 人们坚持认为…。 contend for 争取。 have much to contend with 有不少困难待克服。
Examples
- I would scorn to contend for empire with him .
我不高兴同他争高低。 - They have much to contended with .
他们有不少困难有待克服。 - It was sufficiently toilsome for one contending for life .
这对于一个逃命的人来说是够吃力的。 - Her eyes showed that she was contending with a problem .
她的眼睛显示出她心里正有一个为难的问题。 - It is the principle i contend for, not individual or private benefit .
我奋斗争取的是原则而不是个人的私利。