contend against

基本解释

They have to contend against draught every year.
他们每年都得与干旱做斗争。
The firm is too small to contend against [with] large international companies.
这家公司太小，无法与国际性的大公司抗争。
《新英汉大辞典》
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，所有目光都将聚焦在爱荷华州和新罕布什尔州（美国州名）。选民都想知道谁会成为共和党的领跑人，与现任总统奥巴马竞选新一届总统。

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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