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爭。
《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共和黨的領跑人，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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