contend
v. 声称，主张；竞争，争夺；处理，对付
第三人称单数 contends
现在分词 contending
过去式 contended
过去分词 contended
例句
He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches, so he gave up discouraged.
他深知与女巫斗争是徒劳无益的，所以他灰心丧气地放弃了。
Modern European states, they contend, appeared after the Renaissance through the rise of nations.
他们争辩道，现代欧洲国家是在文艺复兴之后通过国家的崛起而出现的。
It is time, once again, to contend with racism.
又是对付种族主义的时候了。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
