contention

英 [kən'tenʃn] 美 [kən'tenʃn]

• n. 争论；争辩；争夺；论点

双解释义

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"
   

例句

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。

常见句型

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。

经典引文

• The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship.

  出自：Othello , Shakespeare

词汇搭配

• bone of contention 争论的问题(争论的原...
• a bone of contention 争论的原因
• access contention resolution 接入争用裁决...
• contention system 争用系统
• bus contention 总线争用
• contention interval 争用时间间隔...
• memory contention 存储争夺,存储冲突,...
• contention logic 争用逻辑
• contention for shared resource 争用共享资源...
• device contention [计] 设备争用...
• contention model 争用模型
• access contention 接入争用

近反义词

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