contended is contend's Past Tense

contend

US [kənˈtend]
UK [kən'tend]
  • v.争辩；竞争；斗争；(坚决)主张
  • Web争论；满足；被争夺的
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,争辩争辩,竞争竞争,斗争斗争,主张主张,争论争论,满足满足,被争夺的被争夺的
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Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
For a time, the CIA helpfully contended that it was Iran, not Iraq, that had dumped poison gas on the Kurdish city of Halabja.
美国中央情报局（CIA）还曾一度坚持说在库尔德人的哈拉巴市释放毒气的是伊朗而不是伊拉克，也帮了伊拉克一把。
měi guó zhōng yāng qíng bào jú ( CIA ) hái céng yí dù jiān chí shuō zài kù ěr dé rén de hā lā bā shì shì fàng dú qì de shì yī lǎng ér bú shì yī lā kè , yě bāng le yī lā kè yī bǎ 。
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2.
The company contended, however, that Robert Greeley, who was not a union member under a contract, was an at-will employee.
该公司辩称，罗伯特格里利不是一个合同下的工会成员，他只是个“任意”雇员。
gāi gōng sī biàn chēng , luó bó tè gé lǐ lì bú shì yī gè hé tong xià de gōng huì chéng yuán , tā zhǐ shì gè " rèn yì " gù yuán 。
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3.
In 2005 a Pakistani lawyer contended in a Lahore court that Basant was not just a Hindu ritual but a lethal game.
2005年时，一位巴基斯坦律师在拉合尔法院主张「巴桑特节」不仅是一种印度教的民俗，还是个危险游戏。
èr líng líng wǔ nián shí , yī wèi bā jī sī tǎn lǜ shī zài lā hé ěr fǎ yuàn zhǔ zhāng 「 bā sāng tè jié 」 bù jǐn shì yī zhǒng yìn dù jiào de mín sú , hái shì gè wēi xiǎn yóu xì 。
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4.
I contended with him for the prize.
我和他竞争奖品。
wǒ hé tā jìng zhēng jiǎng pǐn 。
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5.
Although the government did not object to this project, it later contended that the marina was subject to a right of public access.
虽然政府没有反对该计划实施，但后来坚决认为该船坞实际上涉及到公有财产的使用权问题。
suī rán zhèng fǔ méi yǒu fǎn duì gāi jì huà shí shī , dàn hòu lái jiān jué rèn wéi gāi chuán wù shí jì shang shè jí dào gōng yǒu cái chǎn de shǐ yòng quán wèn tí 。
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6.
There was no life beyond, he had contended; it was here and now, then darkness everlasting.
他曾主张死后区没有生命，生命只在此时此地，然后便是永恒的黑暗。
tā céng zhǔ zhāng sǐ hòu qū méi yǒu shēng mìng , shēng mìng zhǐ zài cǐ shí cǐ dì , rán hòu biàn shì yǒng héng de hēi àn 。
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7.
Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place.
我就斥责官长说：「为何离弃神的殿呢？」我便招聚利未人，使他们照旧供职。
wǒ jiù chì zé guān zhǎng shuō : 「 wèi hé lí qì shén de diàn ne ? 」 wǒ biàn zhāo jù lì wèi rén , shǐ tā men zhào jiù gòng zhí 。
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8.
They contended that this makes the Irish medical system unsuitable for women seeking a foreign abortion for personal health reasons.
他们认为，这使得爱尔兰的医疗制度不适合因个人原因前往外国堕胎的妇女。
tā men rèn wéi , zhè shǐ de ài ěr lán de yī liáo zhì dù bù shì hé yīn gè rén yuán yīn qián wǎng wài guó duò tāi de fù nǚ 。
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9.
Before acceding to the request, the prime minister had contended that the wiretapping evidence on which it was based was illegal.
在同意引渡要求之前，牙买加总理戈登就认为引渡要求所依据的监听证据是不合法的。
zài tóng yì yǐn dù yāo qiú zhī qián , yá mǎi jiā zǒng lǐ gē dēng jiù rèn wéi yǐn dù yāo qiú suǒ yī jù de jiān tīng zhèng jù shì bù hé fǎ de 。
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10.
Mr Takacs also contended that in dismissing him, the bank did so to avoid having to pay his bonus.
塔卡契先生还声称，银行解雇了他，以此手段避免发奖金给他。
tǎ kǎ qì xiān sheng hái shēng chēng , yín háng jiě gù le tā , yǐ cǐ shǒu duàn bì miǎn fā jiǎng jīn gěi tā 。
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