音标：[kәn'teinʃәn] ；柯林斯词典等级：2 级；

n. 争论, 争辩, 所持的论点
[计] 争用

n. a point asserted as part of an argument

词型变化：名词复数形式 : contentions
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contention的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词(n.)

This is an issue of great contention at the moment.眼下这个问题是争论的热点。
The subject deserves contention.这个问题值得争论。
The judge balanced the contention of both parties .法官权衡了双方的争辩。
Three players are in contention to win the title.三个运动员在争夺这个项目的冠军。
My contention is that the government's plan would never have been successful whatever had happened.我的论点是无论发生什么事情，政府的计划都不会成功。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)

Three players are in contention to win the title.三个运动员在争夺这个项目的冠军。
This is an issue of great contention at the moment.眼下这个问题是争论的热点。
I strongly oppose that contention.我强烈地反对那种主张。

词汇搭配

bone of contention争论的问题(争论的原...
a bone of contention争论的原因
access contention resolution接入争用裁决...
contention system争用系统
bus contention总线争用
contention interval争用时间间隔...
memory contention存储争夺,存储冲突,...
contention logic争用逻辑
contention for shared resource争用共享资源...
device contention[计] 设备争用...
contention model争用模型
access contention接入争用

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The great contention of the sea and skies Parted our fellowship.
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