con-, 强调。-tend, 伸出，伸长。词根ten含有多种引申词义，1. 持，握，词源同tenure, contain. 2. 伸长，拉紧，词源同tend, tense, 3. 变细，变弱，attenuate, extenuate。

1. They contend that the company failed to disclose material information.

他们坚持认为该公司并未透露实质性的信息。

2. His firm must contend with the unwieldy Russian bureaucracy.

他的公司必须与俄罗斯庞大的官僚机构周旋。

3. It is time, once again, to contend with racism.

又一次到了与种族主义战斗的时刻了。

4. She had to contend with the boozing and girl-chasing of her husband.

她不得不面对丈夫的酗酒和花心。

5. The competitors had to contend with squally weather conditions.

参赛者不得不应付狂风肆虐的天气条件。