contentions

英 [kənˈtɛnʃənz]

美 [kənˈtɛnʃənz]

n.  争吵; 争执; 争论; (尤指争论时的)看法，观点
contention的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (争论或讨论时的)看法，观点
  Someone'scontentionis the idea or opinion that they are expressing in an argument or discussion.
  1. This evidence supports their contention that the outbreak of violence was prearranged.
     这一证据证实了他们的观点，即此次突发暴力事件是有预谋的。
  2. Sufficient research evidence exists to support this contention.
     有足够的调查证据支持这个观点。
• See also:They generally tried to avoid subjects of contention between them...A particular source of contention is plans to privatise state-run companies.bone of contention
• PHRASE 有机会获胜
  If you arein contentionin a contest, you have a chance of winning it.
  1. He was in contention for a place in the European championship squad.
     他有望在欧洲锦标赛代表队中获得一席之地。

双语例句

• Assuming that requests against the two maps are evenly distributed, in this case this technique would cut the number of potential contentions in half.
  假设对两个map的请求是平均分布的，那么这种技术在这种情况下将把可能的争用数目减半。
• In Britain, publisher Rupert Murdoch closed down the News of the World this year after contentions that the tabloid routinely hacked into people's phones in the hunt for exclusive stories.
  在英国，传媒大亨鲁伯特·默多克的世界新闻报于今年停刊，其原因是由于竞争小包为了大量获取故事及信息设法盗取其工作人员的电话信息。
• His contentions cannot be laughed out of court. Their arguments were laughed out of court.
  对他的争辩不能一笑置之。大家对他们的那些议论一笑置之。
• Our contentions do bring on us some scandal.
  我们的争论的确给我们带来了一些耻辱。
• We never pass into any spiritual inheritance through the delightful exercises of a picnic, but always through the grim contentions of the battle field.
  我们得到属灵的产业，并不是在宴乐中得到的，乃是在战场上得到的。
• Many claim that the world's highly developed countries bear sole responsibility for the plight of less-developed nations. I seriously doubt their contentions will bear the brunt of close scrutiny.
  许多人声称世界上最发达的国家应该对欠发达国家的困境承担全权责任。我非常怀疑他们的观点能经受住仔细审查的冲击。
• His contentions cannot be laughed out of court.
  对他的争辩不能一笑置之。
• Direct tests on individual particles do not support these contentions.
  对单个粒子所作的直接试验并不支持这些论点。
• There are indeed various contentions.
  真是说什么的都有。
• We concede a couple of points in your contentions.
  我们承认你的论点中有两点是正确的。