contend with something
phrasal verb with contend verb uk/kənˈtend/ us/kənˈtend/
必须处理,必须应对(困境或不愉快的事)
to have to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
At the age of nine, he had the death of both parents to contend with. 9岁时他就不得不面对父母双亡这一境况。
We don't need a computer failure to contend with as well as all our other problems. 我们已有不少其他问题要解决,不想再为计算机故障问题伤脑筋。