| 单词 | contention |
| 释义 | contention noun¹ 1opinion that sb expresses看法adjective | verb + contention adjective➤main主要的观点◆her main contention is that staff should get better training.她的主要观点是职员应得到更好的培训。verb + contention➤support支持论点◆there is no evidence to support her contention.没有证据支持她的论点。➤dispute, reject质疑／拒绝接受论点contention noun² 2disagreement/competition between people争执；竞争adjective | preposition | phrases adjective➤play-off, title (both name) 季后赛；冠军争夺赛◆the comets were eliminated from play-off contention.彗星队被淘汰，无缘季后赛。preposition➤contention between⋯之间的争执◆there is no contention between the two groups.这两个团体之间没有争执。phrases➤an area of contention, a bone of contention, a point of contention, a source of contention争论的范围／问题／要点／根源◆where to spend christmas is always a bone of contention in our family.到哪儿去度圣诞总是我们家争论的焦点。➤in contention (for sth)有机会赢（⋯）◆there were three left in serious contention for the prize.最后剩下三个人激烈角逐这一奖项。➤out of contention (for sth)没机会赢（⋯）◆the jaguars are now out of contention.美洲虎队现在没有机会赢了。 contention /kəntenʃn/ [countable] (formal) a belief or opinion that you express, especially in an argument（尤指争论时的）看法，观点◆it is our client's contention that the fire was an accident.我们当事人的看法是这场火灾属于意外。 contention /kəntenʃn/ [uncountable] (formal) angry or bad-tempered disagreement between people争吵；争执；争论◆one area of contention is the availability of nursery places.争论的一个方面是提供幼儿入学的问题。ⓘ a bone/point of contention is a subject that causes arguments or disagreement between people. * bone/point of contention 指引起争论或争议的问题◆privatization of the health service remains a point of contention.公共医疗服务私有化的问题仍然备受争议。contention/kənˈtenʃn ||; kənˈtɛnʃən/noun (formal 正式) 1. [u] arguing; disagreement 争辩；争论 2. [c] your opinion; sth that you say is true 意见；主张；论点: ◇the government's contention is that unemployment will start to fall next year. 政府的论点是失业人数明年会开始下降。 in contention (for sth) having a chance of winning a competition 竞争；争夺: ◇four teams are still in contention for the cup. 仍有四个队在争夺奖杯。 contention• ⇨ bone of contention con·ten·tion /kən`tɛnʃən; kənˈtenʃən/n 1. [c] formal an opinion that someone expresses 【正式】 观点; 主张 2. [u] arguments and disagreements between people 争论:◇bone of contention (=a subject that people argue about) 争论的主题: the children's education soon became a bone of contention between ralph and his wife. 孩子们的教育很快成了拉尔夫和他妻子争论的主题。 |
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