BEC高级真题短语解析：”To contend with”

To contend with：a. to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation, especially in order to achieve something. （着手应付、不得不处理） b. to compete with someone to win something. （与某人竞争） { 句型结构：To contend with someone for sth}

例句a：Though the actual time varies from day to day, I try to avoid business lunches because I still have the afternoon ahead to contend with. { 例句出处：《剑桥BEC高级真题集第一辑：P93》}

翻译：尽管实际时间每天会有所不同，我会尽量试着避开商务宴会，因为我下午依旧会有很多事情需要着手应付。

例句b：I don’t want to have to contend with Sally for the HR manager position. （我不想就人事经理这个职位与Sally竞争）。

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