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contending is contend's Present Participle

contend

US [kənˈtend]
UK [kən'tend]
  • v.争夺；争论；斗争；(坚决)主张
  • Web百家争鸣；腊梅；竞争
Simple Present：contends  Present Participle：contending  Past Tense：contended  

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Web Definition

v.
1.
争夺,竞争;斗争,战斗
2.
争论,争辩
3.
(坚决)主张 (that)

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,争夺争夺,争论争论,斗争斗争,主张主张,百家争鸣百家争鸣,腊梅腊梅,竞争竞争
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Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
Therefore, the rim states have been drastically contending to seek sovereignty or seizing actual masterdom over this place in recent years.
近些年来，沿岸各国乃至圈外国对北极主权或实际控制权的争夺日趋激烈。
jìn xiē nián lái , yán àn gè guó nǎi zhì quān wài guó duì běi jí zhǔ quán huò shí jì kòng zhì quán de zhēng duó rì qū jī liè 。
lib.cqvip.com
2.
Politicians now contending for the parliamentary "throne" might be advised to read about this Henry VII guy.
竞选议会“宝座”的政客们或许该好好读下亨利七世。
jìng xuǎn yì huì " bǎo zuò " de zhèng kè men huò xǔ gāi háo hǎo dú xià hēng lì qī shì 。
www.ecocn.org
3.
Yi appears to have two seasons to live up to his potential before the Nets shift approaches from rebuilding to contending.
河蟹*似乎有两个赛季，活到他的潜力，前网转移的办法，由重建争论。
hé xiè xīng hào sì hū yǒu liǎng gè sài jì , huó dào tā de qián lì , qián wǎng zhuǎn yí de bàn fǎ , yóu chóng jiàn zhēng lùn 。
bbs.hoopchina.com
4.
I would like to be there at the top of the table and be contending but I cannot say too much on the other teams.
而我的任务则是保证利物浦能够继续处在积分榜前列并争取夺冠，但对于其他队伍我不想也没有权力说太多。
ér wǒ de rèn wu zé shì bǎo zhèng lì wù pǔ néng gòu jì xù chǔ zài jī fēn bǎng qián liè bìng zhēng qǔ duó guàn , dàn duì yú qí tā duì wu wǒ bù xiǎng yě méi yǒu quán lì shuō tài duō 。
lfcbbs.fans1.com
5.
Alonso also said he was happier this year, despite giving up a title-contending car to drive in the midfield with Renault.
阿隆索说这是他快乐的一年，尽管放弃了迈凯轮车队之后牵手了雷诺。
ā lóng suǒ shuō zhè shì tā kuài lè de yī nián , jǐn guǎn fàng qì le mài kǎi lún chē duì zhī hòu qiān shǒu le léi nuò 。
www.f1-zone.net
6.
The statement appears to be an attempt to correct what U. S. officials say are recent erroneous media reports contending that Mr.
这份公开信似乎是希望纠正某些政府官员所说的、最近媒体在这个问题上的错误报导。
zhè fèn gōng kāi xìn sì hū shì xī wàng jiū zhèng mǒu xiē zhèng fǔ guān yuán suǒ shuō de 、 zuì jìn méi tǐ zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng de cuò wù bào dǎo 。
www.bing.com
7.
western nation emphasizes the contending nature of contradiction, and has formed the cultural spirit with individuality as its focus.
西方民族偏向于矛盾的斗争性，演绎成为颇具个性的竞争文化精神。
xī fāng mín zú piān xiàng yú máo dùn de dòu zhēng xìng , yǎn yì chéng wéi pō jù gè xìng de jìng zhēng wén huà jīng shén 。
www.ceps.com.tw
8.
In contemporary philosophical and political studies, the contending between liberalism and communitarianism is one of the hottest topics.
在当代政治哲学中，自由主义与社群主义之争是学术界关注的热点之一。
zài dāng dài zhèng zhì zhé xué zhōng , zì yóu zhǔ yì yǔ shè qún zhǔ yì zhī zhēng shì xué shù jiè guān zhù de rè diǎn zhī yī 。
www.ceps.com.tw
9.
Even before Karl approached, southern Mexico was already contending with one of its wettest seasons on record.
即使是卡尔到来之前，墨西哥南部也是湿季。
jí shǐ shì kǎ ěr dào lái zhī qián , mò xī gē nán bù yě shì shī jì 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Back at home today against {29} who are contending for a place in European competition next season.
背面在家今天反对{29}谁正在为欧洲人竞争下个季节的一个地方奋斗。
bèi miàn zài jiā jīn tiān fǎn duì { èr shí jiǔ } shuí zhèng zài wèi ōu zhōu rén jìng zhēng xià gè jì jié de yī gè dì fāng fèn dòu 。
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