contender

过去分词：

动词过去分词: contended

更多词形：

名词: contender | 动词过去式: contended | 动词过去分词: contended | 动词现在分词: contending | 动词第三人称单数: contends |

单词例句：

The man contend that it was not his fault.

那人争辩说这不是他的过错。

Vie: to strive for victory or superiority; contend.

竞争,为胜利或者优势而争斗。

I would contend that unemployment is our most serious social evil.

我认为失业是我们社会最为严重的弊病。

Of course, nearly every contender could say that.

当然，几乎每个西部的竞争者都会这样说。

They had to contend with wind and sand storms.

他们必须与大风沙作斗争。

These hypotheses, I contend, must be refutable in principle.

我认为这些假说在原则上必须是可以反驳的。

They have to contend against draught every year.

他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。

What did Prussia and Austria contend about in their last war?

在上一场战争中普鲁士和奥地利争夺的焦点是什么?

The team is a serious contender for the title this year.

该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争对手。