Translations for „contend“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . contend [kənˈtend] VB intr

1. contend:

contend

竞争 jìngzhēng

contend

争夺 zhēngduó

contend with sb for a prize

为获奖与某人竞争

2. contend:

contend

争论 zhēnglùn

II . contend [kənˈtend] VB trans

contend

主张 zhǔzhāng

Usage examples with contend

contend with sb for a prize

为获奖与某人竞争

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He contended for most of the week and had a share of the lead momentarily during the 3rd round.

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Some bishops and psychiatrists contended that the prevailing psychology of the times suggested that people could be cured of such behavior through counseling.

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In addition, he contended, nationalization of his wealth had brought the state over 1 billion lei in 1947 currency.

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As a young prince, he maneuvered for power, contending he had a legitimate claim to the throne.

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Opponents contended that a first inventor-to-file system favored larger firms with well-established internal patenting procedures, patent committees and in-house attorneys over small business inventors.

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Liberals contended that the law was a subterfuge to maintain segregation.

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The defense contends that the child's actions were protected speech, and that the state law is unconstitutional.

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But, he contended that those predictions were hidden and mixed, and not made understandable before events occurred.

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In its first year, eight films were submitted; in 2008, 90 films contended for the prize.

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The manager was impressed by the youth, contending that he was the only young man who ever worked for him who did not steal anything.

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