contention 考研雅思GRE专八

I strongly oppose that contention.

我强烈地反对那种主张。

His contentions cannot be laughed out of court.

对他的争辩不能一笑置之。

My contention is that the scheme will never work.

我认为这方案行不通。

Three players are in contention to win the title.

三员在争夺这项目的冠军。

This is an issue of great contention at the moment.

眼下这问题是争论的热点。

Only three teams are now in contention for the title.

现在只有三队争夺冠军。

The study of English requires effort and contention of mind.

学习英语需要勤奋和精神上的毅力。

The property left by their father was a bone of contention between the brothers.

他们父亲的遗产成为兄弟间争吵的问题。

Columbus's contention that the earth was round turned out to be correct.

结果证明哥伦布认为地球是圆的这一论点是对的。

The interpretation of this painting has long been a bone of contention among art historians.

对这幅画的解释长久以来一直是艺术史学家争论不休的问题。

The channeling of E.U. funds to the Palestinian Authority to unofficial or semiofficial accounts was a bone of contention that often troubled many an honest official of the Union.

困扰许多诚实的欧盟官员的一争端是，是否应该将欧盟的资金打到巴勒斯坦当局的非官方或半官方账户上。