contend
音标：
英音/ kənˈtend / 美音/ kənˈtend /
听听基本释意：
外刊例句：
The bill sponsors contend having an even split will encourage bipartisan consensus in election decisions, building confidence for voters about outcomes.
该法案发起人认为，均匀分配将鼓励两党在选举决策中达成共识，增强选民对选举结果的信心。
—Washington Times
“American history teems with situations where the opposing party passionately contended that the President and his closest advisors were guilty of criminal behavior in carrying out their official duties,” Mr. Trump’s legal team wrote.
“美国历史上充斥着这样的情况：反对党激烈地声称总统及其最亲密的顾问在履行公务时犯有犯罪行为，”特朗普的法律团队写道。
—Washington Times
Mr. Uygur contends that the Constitution was amended by both the 5th and 14th Amendments, giving due process to all citizens.
维吾尔先生声称，宪法通过了第五修正案和第十四修正案，为所有公民提供了正当程序。
—Washington Times
基本释意：
verb
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
声称，主张；竞争，争夺；处理，对付
同义词：
compete,vie,fight,struggle,argue,debate,fence,contest,repugn,postulate,cope,deal,get by,grapple,make do,make out,manage
短释义：
One of the meanings of contend is from the French “to strive with,” and it is a literal fighting, as in “to contend with fists.” Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong. It is still a striving but more of a verbal kind, where what you contend is what you hope to convince others is correct.
捍卫一个信念或不断肯定它的真实性就是争论。人们过去常认为地球是平的，但最终，无论走多远，都没有人从地球边缘掉下来，“圆”理论获胜了。
长释义：
One of the meanings of contend is from the French “to strive with,” and it is a literal fighting, as in “to contend with fists.” Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong. It is still a striving but more of a verbal kind, where what you contend is what you hope to convince others is correct.
竞争的意思之一来自法语“奋斗”，它是字面上的战斗，如“用拳头奋斗”。大多数当代动词“争辩”的用法都说明了证明或辩护的竞争，人们会争辩某件事是正确的、更好的或错误的。它仍然是一种努力，但更多的是一种口头形式，你所主张的就是你希望说服别人是正确的。
文学例句：
Jon had enough to contend with just now without adding a drunken giant to the mix.
琼恩现在已经有足够多的事情要对付了，还不用再加上一个喝醉的巨人。
—A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin
“We have indulged freely in criticism of each other when alone, and hotly contended whenever we have differed,” Stanton later recalled.
“当我们单独相处时，我们会肆无忌惮地互相批评，每当我们有分歧时，我们就会激烈争吵，”斯坦顿后来回忆道。
—Votes for Women! by Winifred Conkling
In his memoir Holmes contended that the news did shock him.
福尔摩斯在他的回忆录中声称，这个消息确实令他震惊。
—The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
词源：
contend (v.)mid-15c., “engage in rivalry, compete,” from Old French contendre and directly from Latin contendere “to stretch out; to shoot, hurl, throw; strive after mentally; measure or try one’s strength with, fight, vie with,” from assimilated form of com-, here perhaps an intensive prefix (see com-), + tendere “to stretch” (from PIE root *ten- “to stretch”). From 1540s as “to assert, affirm, maintain.” Related: Contended; contending.Related entries & more
下面是词源的翻译（机器翻译比较难翻，参考着看）
15世纪中期的“竞争”，“参与竞争，竞争”，来自古法语contemptere，直接来自拉丁语contemptere“伸展；射击，投掷，投掷；精神上的追求；衡量或尝试一个人的力量，战斗，竞争”，来自 com- 的同化形式，这里可能是一个密集前缀（参见 com-），+温柔“拉伸”（来自 PIE 根 *ten-“拉伸”）。从 1540 年代开始为“断言、确认、维持”。相关：有争议；竞争。相关条目及更多
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