contention [kən'tenʃən]

n.
争夺, 争论, 争辩, 论点

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单词 contention 网络释义

名词 n.
1.论点,主张[C][+that]
It is his contention that taxes are too low.
他的论点是课税太轻。
2.争论;争吵;争夺;竞争[U][S1][(+about/against/for/with/between)]
The pay increase is the key point of contention.
加薪是争论的焦点。

单词 contention 其它相关

单词解释
n. 争论,争辩,所持的论点
n. 1> The act or an instance of striving in controversy or debate. Synonym: DISCORD.
　 2> A striving to win in competition; rivalry: The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
　 3> An assertion put forward in argument.
相关例句
His contention was that world trade barriers should be canceled.
　 他的论点是应该解除世界贸易的障碍。
He could not disprove the major contention of his opponents.
　 他驳不倒对方的主要论点。
My contention is that the scheme will never work.
　 我认为这个方案行不通。
His contentions cannot be laughed out of court.
　 对他的争辩不能一笑置之。
This is my contention to this question.
　 这是我对这一问题的论点。
My contention turned out to be correct.
　 我的观点是正确的。
He admitted without contention.
　 他不加辩论地承认了。
This is not a time for contention.
　 这不是争论的时候。
相关短语
a bone of contention 争论的根源,不和的原因
单词变化
复数: contentions
同义反义
同义词：conflict, belief, debate, logomachy, meet, opinion, struggle, competition, hostilities, bicker, battle, argumentation, dispute, affray, discussion, argument, scuffle, skirmish, jangle, combat, velitation, tiff, fray, war, brawl, scrap, disagreement, disputation, controversy, clash, tussle, claim, squabble, rivalry, strife, contest, view, wrangle, altercation, melee, assertion, fight, fracas
反义词：agreement, concurrence, friendship

单词 contention 其它例句

- The border has always been a bone of contention between these two countries.
　 这两国之间的边界问题历来是争议的焦点.
- The teams met in fierce contention for first place.
　 各队为取得第一名在激烈的竞争中遭遇
- 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。