释义 v．1. 竞争，争夺：为了某事物而与他人进行竞争。· The two teams contended for the championship.两支队伍争夺冠军。2. 主张，声称：坚持认为某事是正确的。· He contended that the project would be too expensive.他主张这个项目的成本太高。 实用短语he contended that the亏心的事peaceful and contended life安居乐业he contended他争辩contended market市场竞争contended problems争鸣问题relative self-contended situation相对自足性 常用短语contend with相对自足性