To contend with:a. to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in order to achieve something. (着手应付、不得不处理) b. to compete with someone to win something. (与某人竞争) { 句型结构:To contend with someone for sth}
例句a:Though the actual time varies from day to day, I try to avoid business lunches because I still have the afternoon ahead to contend with. { 例句出处:《剑桥BEC高级真题集第一辑:P93》}
翻译:尽管实际时间每天会有所不同,我会尽量试着避开商务宴会,因为我下午依旧会有很多事情需要着手应付。
例句b:I don’t want to have to contend with Sally for the HR manager position. (我不想就人事经理这个职位与Sally竞争)。
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