这组词共同的意思是“争斗”。它们的区别在于:
1.contend表示与某人对峙或对立的争斗,侧重指压倒对方的欲望或所作出的努力; cope指均等之势的抗衡、对抗,也可指面临灾难、困难或变故等; fight指精神方面的战斗及用拳头或用武器进行打斗,强调体力和勇气。
2.contend和cope多用作不及物动词,后常接介词with; 而fight除可用作动词外,也可用作名词。
词源记忆法
来自拉丁词colp,击,打,来自PIE*skel,砍,劈,词源同scissor,cleave.词义由击,打到对付,处理。
重要短语
cope with处理,应付
The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages.
现在这座城市比较安静,但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。
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来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》They now have to cope with the legacy of their past incompetence writ large on their balance sheets.
他们现在不得不处理由于过去工作不力所遗留下的问题,这在资产负债表上一看便知。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》New blades have been designed to cope with the effects of dead insects.
新的桨片设计使其可以应付昆虫尸体带来的影响。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》It is easier to cope with short bursts of activity than with prolonged exercise.
和长时间的锻炼相比,短期内加强活动更容易应付。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》This office's resources and staff would have to be increased to cope with the extra workload.
要应付额外的工作,必须增加这个办公室的资源和人手。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Never before has the industry had to cope with war and recession at the same time.
这个行业以前从未有过必须同时应付战争和萧条的经历。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》She'd need all her strength and bravery to cope with what lay in store.
她需要所有的力量与勇气去应付将会出现的问题。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》New roads are being built to cope with the increased volume of traffic.
正在修建新的道路以应付增加了的交通量。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》I'm trying to cope. These things happen. You have to cope.
我在想法处理。这种事难免发生,只能想办法处理。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》His wife would not be able to cope and might suffer a nervous breakdown.
他的妻子将无法接受,也许会精神崩溃。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》He can't cope and dumps his two teenage boys on them to be looked after.
他应付不过来,只能将他那两个十来岁的儿子交给他们代为照看。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》You are going to have to take a certain amount of criticism, but you must cope with it.
你肯定会遭到一些批评,但你必须去面对。
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