contend

竞争；坚决主张英释vvto compete against someone in order to gain something

1 contend with,对付；与…作斗争

1 Inevitably, fights break out between the members of contending groups..争权夺利的几个团体之间不可避免地发生了打斗。

2 Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought..有些天文学家声称宇宙可能比原先认为的要年轻。