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anger between people who disagree 争吵；争执；争论 One area of contention is the availability of nursery care. 争论的一个方面是提供幼儿照顾的问题。 Privatization of the health service remains a point of contention. 公共医疗服务私有化的问题仍然备受争议。 There is no contention between the two groups. 这两个团体之间没有争执。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- play-off
- title
- contention between
- an area of contention
- a bone of contention
- a point of contention
- …
- [countable] contention (that…)
a belief or an opinion that you express, especially in an argument （尤指争论时的）看法，观点 It is our client's contention that the fire was an accident. 我们当事人的看法是这场火灾属于意外事故。 I would reject that contention. 我不会同意那种观点。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1Her main contention is that staff should get better training. 她的主要观点是职员应得到更好的培训。 There is no evidence to support her contention. 没有证据支持她的论点。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- main
- support
- dispute
- reject
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin contentio(n-), from contendere ‘strive with’, from con- ‘with’ + tendere ‘stretch, strive’.
Idioms
a bone of contention
a subject that causes people to disagree 争执所在 Where to go on holiday is always a bone of contention in our family. 到哪去度假总是引起家里的争执。
in contention (for something)
out of contention (for something)
without a chance of winning something 没有机会赢得 The Jaguars are now out of contention. 美洲虎队现在没有机会赢了。 The Comets were eliminated from play-off contention. 彗星队被淘汰，无缘季后赛。