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contention

noun
 
🔊/kənˈtenʃn/
🔊/kənˈtenʃn/
(formal)Idioms
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  1.  
    [uncountable] anger between people who disagree 争吵；争执；争论synonym dispute
    • One area of contention is the availability of nursery care.争论的一个方面是提供幼儿照顾的问题。🔊🔊
    • 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。
    • There is no contention between the two groups.这两个团体之间没有争执。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • play-off
    • title
    preposition
    • contention between
    phrases
    • an area of contention
    • a bone of contention
    • a point of contention
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
    [countable] contention (that…) a belief or an 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事故。🔊🔊
    • I would reject that contention.我不会同意那种观点。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    • There is no evidence to support her contention.没有证据支持她的论点。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • main
    verb + contention
    • support
    • dispute
    • reject
    • …
    See full entry
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.
Idioms
a bone of contention
  1. a subject that causes people to disagree 争执所在
    • Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family.到哪去度假总是引起家里的争执。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
in contention (for something)
  1. with a chance of winning something有机会赢得
    • Only three teams are now in contention for the title.现在只有三个队有机会夺冠。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    • Their team is still in contention for the championship他们的球队仍在争夺冠军
out of contention (for something)
  1. without a chance of winning something没有机会赢得
    • The Jaguars are now out of contention.美洲虎队现在没有机会赢了。
    • The Comets were eliminated from play-off contention.彗星队被淘汰，无缘季后赛。