compete
verb [ I ] uk/kəmˈpiːt/ us/kəmˈpiːt/
B2 竞争
to try to be more successful than someone or something else
It's difficult for a small shop to compete against/with the big supermarkets. 小超市很难同大超市竞争。
Both girls compete for their father's attention. 两个女孩在父亲面前争宠。
figurative Turn the music down - I'm not competing against/with that noise (= I can't/won't try to speak louder than that music)! 把音乐声调小点儿——我可不想跟那噪声较劲！
B1 参加赛跑;参与竞争;争夺
to take part in a race or competition
Are you competing in the 100 metres? 你参加100米赛跑吗？
The two athletes are competing for the gold medal. 这两位选手在争夺金牌。
- More examples
- Men and women ought to be able to compete for jobs on an equal footing.
- The company has to be able to compete globally.
- The company lacks the marketing muscle to compete with drug giants.
- We're only a small business and don't have the capital to compete with the big boys.
- For the magazine to be successful, it will have to compete in the big league against leading weekly women's magazines.