contending是什么意思？

contending

• v. 争夺( contend的现在分词 )，竞争，搏斗，争斗；

例句

• He was tiresome in contending for the value of his own labors. 他老为他自己劳动的价值而争强斗胜,令人生厌.
• Our football team is contending with one from the next town for the championship. 我们的足球队正与邻镇的足球队争夺冠军.
• The fairy king and queen were contending over possession of the cat. 仙王和仙后争着要这只猫.
• ...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain. 10家英国建造厂与来自挪威、荷兰、意大利和西班牙的对手展开竞争
• ...the two main groups contending for power. 两大集团争权夺利

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  处理;对付;解决
  If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it.
  例句
  It is time, once again, to contend with racism... 又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。 American businesses could soon have a new kind of lawsuit to contend with. 美国公司可能很快就要有一种新型的官司去应付了。
• VERB
  声称;争辩;主张
  If you contend that something is true, you state or argue that it is true.
  例句
  The government contends that he is fundamentalist... 政府认定他是原教旨主义者。 'You were just looking,' contends Samantha. 'I was the one doing all the work.' “你不过是看看而已。”萨曼莎争辩道，“什么活儿都是我来干。”
• V-RECIP
  竞争;争夺
  If you contend with someone for something such as power, you compete with them to try to get it.
  例句
  ...the two main groups contending for power. 两大集团争权夺利 ...with 10 UK construction yards contending with rivals from Norway, Holland, Italy and Spain. 10家英国建造厂与来自挪威、荷兰、意大利和西班牙的对手展开竞争

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. striving or struggling in rivalry or battle;
  "contending armies""two contending parties"