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He was contemptuous of everything I did. fife X4
HHHo
►
con-temp-tu-ous-lyadv.: tolaugh contemptuously giUtfeA^!:
con tend /kan'tend/ verb 1 {formal) to say that sth is
true, especially in an argument ( ft 1b |E i£ 41 ) ^
,
± , iA fa maintain
: [V that]
I would
contend
that the minister’s thinking is flawed on this point. [also VN
that]
2 [V]
~ (for sth) to compete against sb
in order to gain sth ^ ; #- : Three armed groups were
contending
for power.
id:i;yj con'tend with sth to have to deal with
a problem or difficult situation ( X4
fit
[S fet: Nurses often
have to contend with violent or drunken patients.
iAo
con-tend er
/
Olympics II is ){$($#• fit# 0
a leading/serious/strong
contender for
the party leadership /
COn-tent1
Ow /’kDntent;
NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun — see also
CONTENT2
1
contents [pi.] the things that are contained in sth
faW:
He tipped the contents of the bag onto the table. fifetEMi3Mlft:£HflJ4EJl7±o
0 Fire has
caused severe damage to the contents of the building. AAtt^AtlM^ffiriit. 0
She hadn’t
read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.
,
J8[ftu'tt£i*g-?c0r*no 2
contents
[pi.]
the different sections that are contained in a book ( 4$ @ M : a table of contents
(=
the list at the front of a book) @^oa contents page Itl 3 [sing] the
subject matter of a book, speech, programme, etc. (45, i#i$,
|A]
#: Your
tone of voice is as important as the content of what you have to say. AlWfS]
jf-
M1? o o The content
of the course depends on what the students would like to study, if Jg, it ^ ft* A o 0 Her poetry has a good deal of political
content. lA # » 4
[sing.]
(following
a noun 41 7 & is] fs) the amount of a substance that is
contained in sth else ^M; §i: food with a high fat content Ha M # it i§i # Vi] 0 the alcohol content of a
drink
tA 14 ^ it 5 [U] (com
puting if) the information
or other material contained on a website or CD-ROM ( R] ^ R iA :)fc # ± ) fa
#,
g : online
content providers |*<] AJ con-tent2 /kan'tent/ adj., verb, noun —see also
CONTENT1
madj. [not before
noun] 1 ~ (with
sth) happy
and satisfied with what you have M,
; P )£. : Not content
with stealing my boyfriend (= not thinking that this was enough), she has turned all my friends
against me. ftfefif
X4o
O He seemed
more content, less bitter. fifeSM£5fctfcl£ 3$ A A ii 0 O He had to be content with third
place.
fifeRAFlS^I^H^o c> note at happy 2 ~ to do sth willing to do sth Jg M: I was content to wait. & Jg M^ IS o — compare contented m
verb [VN] 1 ~ yourself with sth to accept and be
satisfied with sth and not try to have or do sth better fit f£.;
Ml £HaeL: Martina
contented herself with a bowl of soup.
2
{formal) to make sb feel happy or satisfied fife Tit M; fife $1 &: My apology seemed to content him. ^dtiB^fiS^fifeSSHiSo
a noun = CONTENTMENT OTSTKSl see HEART con-tent-ed /kan'tentid / adj. [usually before noun] showing or feeling
happiness or satisfaction, especially because your life is good ( AtaSAtSjM )
jSSIcW, a contented
smile o He was
a
contented man. fife 4" it M I# A 0 —
compare CONTENT2 adj. t*ua DISCONTENTED O note
at HAPPY ►
con-tent-ed-ly adv.: She smiled contentedly. tfo'bWiM
T0<
conten tion
/kan'tenfn/
noun {formal)
1 [U] angry disagreement between people #■
Bfi; #-jfi.; dispute : One area of contention is the
availability of
nursery
care.
#-i£#J—W&fi
3
a point of contention 2 [C] ~ (that ... ) a belief
or
an opinion that you express, especially in an argument ( Ata#-iXiA: It is our client’s contention that the
fire was an accident, AEftlf
AJA o
I would
reject that contention.
4£ 4^ [eJ fiP # „ o note at claim iTSfflil in con
tention
(for sth) with
a chance of winning sth
J|
t#: . Only three
teams are now in contention for the title. out of con'tention
(for
sth) without
a chance of winning sth jfct#
—
more at bone
n.
contentious
/kan’tenjas/ adj. (formal) 1 likely to cause
disagreement between people pTt^4l a contentious issue/topic/subject 4f#-iAWlfilI£ / iS'M
/
± IS O Both views are highly
contentious. W # M ^ OEQ uncontentious 2 liking to argue;
involving a lot of arguing H rfi 64; A ^ :
a
contentious
meeting
con-tent-ment
/kan’tentmant/
(also less frequent content) noun [U] a feeling of
happiness or satisfaction & $t;§C; He has found contentment at last, fifeft^s-
PJ
7 it J5L. O a
sigh of contentment fife
If — P H
—
compare discontent
c- note at satisfaction
'content
word
noun
(linguistics i# If) a noun, verb,
adjective
or adverb whose main function is to express meaning ; ^is| — compare function word con test ot* noun, verb
a noun /'knntest; NAmE 'ka:n-/ 1 a competition in
which people try to win sth fctfl?; MM : a singing contest tfc 0 a talent contest ^ 0 to enter/win/
lose a contest #fip / MMAzWi —see also
beauty contest 2 ~ (for sth) a struggle to gain
control or power ( a contest for
the
leadership of the party TTtTOl be
,no
'contest used
to say that one side in a competition is so much stronger or better than the
other that it is sure to win easily ( )
e verb Ikan'test/ [VN] 1 to take part in a competition, election, etc. and try
to win it ( It#, ) :
Three
candidates contested the leadership. A
0
a hotly/fiercely/keenly contested game (= one in which the
players try very hard to win and the scores are close) tt# 2 to formally
oppose
a decision or statement because you think it is wrong ; It • • • $1 it : to contest a will (= try to show that
it was not correctly made in law) X4 ill IS it ft JHIt 0 The divorce was not contested.
con-test-ant
/kan'testant/
noun a person who takes
part in a contest tt##; Please welcome our
next
contestant.
COn-text
Ou
/'kontekst;
NAmE 'ka:n-/ noun [C, U]
4
the situation in which sth happens and
that helps
you
to understand it ( ) MM,
A
Sfi : This speech
needs to be set in the context of Britain in the 1960s. 20 tfffe 60
0
His decision
can only be understood in context. RWTlIA&AJ&^fMfifife&J
(A o 2 the words that come just before and after a word, phrase or statement
and help you to understand its meaning ±T ; iff it: You should be able to guess the meaning of
the word from the context, 0
ffl is )A
±TAt0 This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without
giving the circumstances in which it was said). i«
MXo
contextual
/kan’tekstjual/
adj. (formal) connected with a
particular context
^i§
^ is A : contextual
information % ±'T X M
A W fg J, o contextual
clues to the meaning ► con-text-ual-ly adv.
con-text-ual-ize
(BrE also -ise) /kan’tekstjualaiz/ verb [VN] (formal) to consider sth in
relation to the situation in which it happens or exists 44 • • • S 7 # M A # S& ;