compete

verb

1. 竞争；对抗
   to try to be more successful or better than sb else who is trying to do the same as you
   1. Several companies are competing for the contract.
      为得到那项合同，几家公司正在竞争。
   2. We can't compete with them on price.
      我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。
   3. Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention.
      小孩子通常都会在母亲面前争宠。
   4. Small traders cannot compete in the face of cheap foreign imports.
      面对廉价的外国进口商品，经营规模小的商人无法与之抗衡。
2. 参加比赛（或竞赛）
   to take part in a contest or game
   1. He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
      他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

1. V-RECIP 竞争
   When one firm or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its own goods in preference to those of the other firm or country. You can also say that two firms or countries compete .
   1. The banks have long competed with American Express's charge cards and various store cards...
      长久以来，这些银行一直在与美国运通公司的信用卡以及各式各样的商场赊购卡竞争。
   2. The stores will inevitably end up competing with each other in their push for increased market shares...
      在努力争取更大的市场份额的过程中，这些商场最终将不可避免地相互展开竞争。
   3. Banks and building societies are competing fiercely for business...
      银行和购房互助协会为了争夺业务而展开激烈的竞争。
   4. The American economy, and its ability to compete abroad, was slowing down according to the report.
      根据这项报告，美国经济及其海外竞争能力发展的速度开始放缓。
2. V-RECIP （与…）争夺（以获取）
   If you compete with someone for something, you try to get it for yourself and stop the other person getting it. You can also say that two people compete for something.
   1. Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water...
      袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
   2. Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils...
      学校之间不应该相互竞争，也不应该企图挖走彼此的学生。
   3. More than 2300 candidates from 93 political parties are competing for 486 seats.
      来自93个政党的2,300多位候选人将争夺486个席位。
3. VERB 参加(比赛)
   If you compete in a contest or a game, you take part in it.
   1. He will be competing in the London-Calais-London race...
      他将参加伦敦至加来的航海往返赛。
   2. Dubbed foreign language films will not be allowed to compete for best film...
      外国译制片不得参加最佳影片的角逐。
   3. It is essential for all players who wish to compete that they earn computer ranking points.
      对所有希望参赛的选手来说，获得电脑排名的分数非常重要。
4. See also: competing

1. He refuses to compete on Sundays because of his religious beliefs.
   出于宗教信仰，他拒绝在礼拜天进行比赛。
2. The banks have long competed with American Express's charge cards and various store cards
   长久以来，这些银行一直在与美国运通公司的信用卡以及各式各样的商场赊购卡竞争。
3. The stores will inevitably end up competing with each other in their push for increased market shares
   在努力争取更大的市场份额的过程中，这些商场最终将不可避免地相互展开竞争。
4. Banks and building societies are competing fiercely for business
   银行和购房互助协会为了争夺业务而展开激烈的竞争。
5. The American economy, and its ability to compete abroad, was slowing down according to the report.
   根据这项报告，美国经济及其海外竞争能力发展的速度开始放缓。
6. Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water
   袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。
7. Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils
   学校之间不应该相互竞争，也不应该企图挖走彼此的学生。
8. More than 2300 candidates from 93 political parties are competing for 486 seats.
   来自93个政党的2,300多位候选人将争夺486个席位。
9. He will be competing in the London-Calais-London race
   他将参加伦敦至加来的航海往返赛。
10. Dubbed foreign language films will not be allowed to compete for best film
    外国译制片不得参加最佳影片的角逐。
11. It is essential for all players who wish to compete that they earn computer ranking points.
    对所有希望参赛的选手来说，获得电脑排名的分数非常重要。
12. The government and its opponents compete to exploit the troubles to their advantage.
    政府及其反对派竞相利用这些问题为自己谋利。
13. They have to compete by adorning their products with ever more extravagant claims
    他们不得不通过更加离谱地吹捧自己的产品来进行竞争。
14. They are now trying to compete on an equal footing.
    他们现在想要公平竞争。
15. The longer people have been unemployed, the harder it is for them to compete in the labour market.
    失业时间越长，就越难在劳动力市场与别人竞争。
16. Every time I sing that line, I have to compete with that bloody trombone!
    每次唱到那一句，我都不得不跟那该死的长号拼声音。
17. They've only been trained to compete with other men, so a successful woman can make them feel like a real loser.
    他们只被教过要和其他男人一较高下，所以一个成功的女人会令他们觉得特别失败。
18. Fox is not bitter about the lost opportunity to compete in the Games
    福克斯并没有对错过了参赛机会感到不忿。
19. It made it almost impossible for the smaller retailer to compete against the multiples.
    这使得小零售商几乎不可能跟连锁店竞争。
20. We ask for a level playing field when we compete with foreign companies.
    我们寻求一个能与外国公司公平竞争的环境。
21. The premise is that schools will work harder to improve if they must compete
    前提是，如果各学校必须参与竞争的话，就会更加努力。
22. When I began to compete again, I was struggling with my run-up.
    当我重新参赛后，我要解决助跑这一项。
23. This is our last chance and we shall need to take it if we are to compete and survive.
    这是我们最后的机会，如果我们想要竞争并存活下来的话，就一定要抓住这次机会。
24. Scientists now have to compete for funding, and do not share information among themselves
    科学家们现在为了资金不得不相互竞争，互相之间也不会共享信息。
25. Lewis will compete in both sprints in Stuttgart
    刘易斯将参加在斯图加特举行的两个短跑项目的比赛。
26. Our goods compete in terms of product quality, reliability and above all variety
    我们的产品在质量、可靠性，尤其是品种方面颇具竞争力。
27. I had at last found a sport where I could compete on equal terms with able-bodied people
    我终于发现了一个可以和体格健全的人平等竞争的体育项目。
28. They will compete for prizes totalling nearly £ 3,000.
    他们将为总额近3,000英镑的奖金展开争夺。
29. Up to four players can compete in a virtual world of role playing
    最多可以有4个玩家在一个虚拟世界中扮演角色互相拼杀。
30. They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
    他们明白他们正处于一场零和博弈中，双方必须针锋相对，争夺那少得可怜的资源。

verb

1. compete for something

   Synonym:    viecontend