contendingly
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contendingly
adv.
contend的變形
contend
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vi.
搏斗,爭斗;抗爭:
They have to contend against draught every year.
他們每年都得與干旱做斗爭。
競爭,爭奪:
Sixteen football teams are contending for the World Cup this year.
今年有16個足球隊爭奪世界杯。
爭論,爭辯,辯論,據理力爭:
They fell to contending about the least important points in the design.
他們開始為設計中的雞毛蒜皮的小問題爭辯起來。
vt.
主張;聲稱;堅決認為,堅信;斷言:
主張;聲稱;堅決認為,堅信;斷言:
The boy contended that he saw a ghost.
這個男孩硬說他看見了鬼。
短語:
contending passions
矛盾的心情,互相抵觸的情緒