Prolonged drought can precipitate early marriage as families contend with scarcity.

长期干旱会导致家庭因资源匮乏，从而促成早婚。

Dead water and dead sand contending for the upper hand.

止水和争斗着谁占上风。

This is something that supermarkets have been contending with for weeks.

这是超市几周来一直争夺的东西。

Meanwhile, species like tulips have to contend with narciclasine.

同时，像郁金香这类植物十分害怕水仙环素。

She was already contending with chronic gastrointestinal troubles and surgery.

她患上慢性胃肠道疾病，不得不接受外科手术。

The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.

被告方声称证据是不可接受的。

But now they have to contend with highways and fast cars.

但现它们不得不高速公路和疾驰的车辆竞争。

Our baseball team is contending for the championship.

我棒球队争夺冠军。

Prosecutors contended the housekeeper received less than $3 an hour.

检察官称管家的报酬每小时不足3美元。

Proponents of raw milk contend that it provides health benefits and tastes better.

支持者们表示生鲜奶对健康有益而且尝起来味道更好。

Weeds were not the only things Frank had to contend with either.

况且，弗兰克要对付的不仅是杂草。

Thus couples often find themselves living with, or being watched over by, several—often contending—elders.

因此夫妻常常多个(通常是相互不和的)长辈同住或者受到他们的监视。

The lawsuit contends only Congress has that authority.

该诉讼称，只有国会才有这样的权力。

The rescuers contended with bad weather and difficult terrain.

救援人员需要恶劣的天气和险峻的地形作斗争。

The school though contends it takes a holistic approach to admissions decisions.

不过，该学院坚称，它招生决策方面采取了比较周全的方法。

But I also had to contend with your stupidity.

但我还得对付你的愚蠢。

And that's not all engineers had to contend with.

而且这还不算完。

" There must be some way, " she contended. " Let me think" .

" 总得想出个办法来，" 她争辩说，" 我来想想看。"

Inevitably, fights break out between the members of contending groups.

【contend】争权夺利的几个团体之间不可避免地发生了打斗。

The Japanese side contends further exchanges on security issues will help improve trust.

日方主张加强安全问题上的对话有助于增进信任。