contend against

contend against 基本解释

与……竞争与……搏斗

contend against 用法和例句

1、No man is able to contend against him.

没有人能跟他较量。

2、They had to contend against drought.

他们必须跟干旱作斗争。

3、They have to contend against drought every year.

他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。

4、They had to contend against their political enemies.

他们必须与他们的政敌争斗。

5、He well knew the futility of trying to contend against witches

他十分清楚和巫婆斗没什么好处,

6、Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle.

指在体育比赛或战斗中与自己的敌手开战。

7、I have had to contend against the unkindness of his sister and the insolence of his mother.

我必须与他姐姐的冷酷和他母亲的专横抗争。

8、We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't contend against the weather.

我们试图使火车准点运行，可是我们斗不了老天爷啊。

重点词汇

contend vi. 争夺；竞争；奋斗；争斗 vt. 声称，主张；争论，争辩；斗争，战斗

against prep. （表示态度）反对；（表示方位）紧靠着…；（表示对象）对…不利；以…兑换 conj. 在…之时；在…之前