con·tend /kənˈtɛnd/
 (vi.)奮鬥,鬥爭,競爭(vt.)為…鬥爭


 Con·tend v. i. [imp. & p. p. Contended; p. pr. & vb. n. Contending.]
 1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie; to quarrel; to fight.
 For never two such kingdoms did contend
 Without much fall of blood.   --Shak.
    The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle.   --Deut. ii. 9.
 In ambitious strength I did
 Contend against thy valor.   --Shak.
 2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain possession of, or to defend.
 You sit above, and see vain men below
 Contend for what you only can bestow.   --Dryden.
 3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute; to argue.
    The question which our author would contend for.   --Locke.
    Many things he fiercely contended about were trivial.   --Dr. H. More.
 Syn: -- To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose; emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate.


 Con·tend, v. t. To struggle for; to contest. [R.]
    Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.

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 contend
      v 1: maintain or assert; "He contended that Communism had no
           future" [syn: postulate]
      2: have an argument about something [syn: argue, debate, fence]
      3: to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation;
         "They contested the outcome of the race" [syn: contest,
         repugn]
      4: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself
         against others [syn: compete, vie]
      5: come to terms or deal successfully with; "We got by on just
         a gallon of gas"; "They made do on half a loaf of bread
         every day" [syn: cope, get by, make out, make do,
         grapple, deal, manage]