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and serious contend 1. vi. to pete against sb in order to gain sth . Holyfield contended for the World Heavyweight Title. 2. vt. + that to argue or state that sth is true . I contend that smoking will do us a lot of harm. content 1. n. (often “contents”) things that are inside a container . The drawer had been emptied of its contents. 2. n. a feeling of happiness and satisfaction . He often sleeps to his heart’s content at weekends. 3. adj.(not before nouns) happy and satisfied . She is content with her job at the moment. 4. vt. to make sb feel happy and satisfied . I content myself with a cup of coffee. “ I contend, quite bluntly, that marking up a book is not an act of mutilation but of love. ” (workbook ) I argue plainly that making marks in a book is not something done to spoil it but to show its worth and value. ★ prelude be a prelude to action or event that happens before another larger or more important one and forms an introduction to it . The bankruptcy of several small firms was the prelude to general economic collapse. . His frequent depressions were the prelude to a plete mental breakdown. “ But this act of purchase is only the prelude to possession. ” (workbook ) Getting the book by payment is merely a preparatory step on the way to ownership. ownership musicianship professorship scholarship membership readership premiership 所有權(quán) 樂感;音樂修養(yǎng) 教授之職 獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金;學(xué)識(shí) 成員資格 讀者人數(shù) 總理 /首相之任期 “ Full ownership es only when you have made it a part of yourself. ” (workbook ) Only when you have fully absorbed it can