| 释义 |
Verb: contend kun'tend- Maintain or assert
"He contended that Communism had no future"
- postulate - Have an argument about something
- argue, debate, fence - To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
- contest, repugn - Come to terms with
- cope, get by, make out, make do, grapple, deal, manage - Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
- compete, vie - Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
"Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
- fight, struggle
Derived forms: contends, contending, contended See also: contender, contention Type of: act, claim, converse, discourse, move, oppose |