contention

英[kən'tenʃn] 美[kən'tenʃn]
  • n. 争论；争辩；争夺；论点
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详细释义

    n. (名词)
    1. [U]竞争,争夺 competition; contest
    2. [U]争论,争执 argument; disagreement
    3. [C]论点,主张 assertion; belief

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a point asserted as part of an argument

  2. a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement;

    "they were involved in a violent argument"

  3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize;

    "the teams were in fierce contention for first place"

双语例句

1. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.
他有望在欧洲锦标赛代表队中获得一席之地。

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2. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。

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3. A particular source of contention is plans to privatise state-run companies.
发生争执的一个根源就是国营公司的私有化方案。

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4. The main bone of contention is the temperature level of the air-conditioners.
争来争去无非是空调温度。

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5. Sufficient research evidence exists to support this contention.
有足够的调查证据支持这个观点。

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This is an issue of great contention at the moment.
      眼下这个问题是争论的热点。
    2. The subject deserves contention.
      这个问题值得争论。
    3. The judge balanced the contention of both parties .
      法官权衡了双方的争辩。
    4. Three players are in contention to win the title.
      三个运动员在争夺这个项目的冠军。
    5. My contention is that the government's plan would never have been successful whatever had happened.
      我的论点是无论发生什么事情，政府的计划都不会成功。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. Three players are in contention to win the title.
      三个运动员在争夺这个项目的冠军。
    2. This is an issue of great contention at the moment.
      眼下这个问题是争论的热点。
    3. I strongly oppose that contention.
      我强烈地反对那种主张。

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contentious contented contentions contention bus contention mode contention ring contention issue contention logic contention model contention window contention length contention access
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