contention 考研雅思GRE专八

His contentions cannot be laughed out of court.

对他辩不能一笑置之。

This is an issue of great contention at the moment.

眼下这问题是论热点。

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.

三运动员在夺这冠军。

The study of English requires effort and contention of mind.

学习英语需要勤奋和精神上毅力。

Only three teams are now in contention for the title.

现在只有三队夺冠军。

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

他们父亲遗产成为兄弟间吵问题。

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这一论点是对。

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

对这幅画解释长久以来一直是艺术史学家论不休问题。

I strongly oppose that contention.

我强烈地反对那种主张。

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.

困扰许多诚实欧盟官员一端是，是否应该将欧盟资金打到巴勒斯坦当局非官方或半官方账户上。