contend against

基本解釋

They have to contend against draught every year.
他們每年都得與乾旱做鬭爭。
The firm is too small to contend against [with] large international companies.
這家公司太小，無法與國際性的大公司抗?fàn)帯?br>《新英漢大辤典》
Come January, all eyes will be on Iowa and New Hampshire as voters seek to discover who will emerge as the Republican frontrunner to contend against President Barack Obama.
一月一到，所有目光都將聚焦在愛荷華州和新罕佈什爾州（美國州名）。選民都想知道誰會成爲(wèi)共和黨的領(lǐng)跑人，與現(xiàn)任縂統(tǒng)奧巴馬競選新一屆縂統(tǒng)。

Many also contend that inflation can work against fixed guaranteed withdrawal features.
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Beyond the political embarrassment Olmert suffered in the wake of both Hizbullah's 2006 aggression and Gaza's post-withdrawal transformation into an Iranian-controlled jihadist hub, he had to contend with the public outcry against their unprovoked and unrelenting attacks.
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But they point to a larger strategic failure that has crippled Israel's capacity to contend with the information war being waged against it.
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