contend

/kənˈtend/📚 3587 158 2六级考研托福雅思
If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty, you have to deal with it or overcome it. 解决

verb [vt. 及物动词]声称,主张;竞争,争夺;处理,对付

It is time, once again, to contend with racism.
又是对付种族主义的时候了。

con + tend(伸展) → 你拉我夺 → 竞争
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...the two main groups contending for power. …争夺权力的两大主要集团。
Small-market clubs such as the Kansas City Royals have had trouble contending with richer teams for championships. 像堪萨斯城皇家队这样市场规模较小的俱乐部一直难以同财力更雄厚的球队争夺冠军。
Modern European states, they contend, appeared after the Renaissance through the rise of nations. 他们争辩道,现代欧洲国家是在文艺复兴之后通过国家的崛起而出现的。