لغت انگلیسی
to contend
معنی و توضیح
during an argument or dispute, to say that something is true,
مثال
The company contends that the layoffs were unavoidable, but the employees
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «A Territorial Dispute [www.easytalk.ir]». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 959 – A Territorial Dispute.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 959. I'm your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
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This episode is a dialogue between Roberta and Eli about territorial disputes – when two countries have disagreements about who owns a certain piece of land. Let’s get started.
Roberta: So this is McQuillanland!
Eli: Well, that depends on whom you ask. This area has been under territorial dispute since 1963.
Roberta: Who else claims it?
Eli: Its neighbor, Tseland. Tseland annexed it after the brief war in 1963, but McQuillanland refuses to recognize the change in boundaries.
Roberta:
پیشنمایش ۲ دقیقهای تمام شد. برای ادامه، وارد صفحه کامل پادکست شو.