v.(动词)

1. 竞争
2. 对抗
3. 比得上
4. 媲美
5. 比赛
6. 匹敌
7. 争夺
8. 争胜要强
9. 压倒
10. 牵制
11. 竞赛
12. 参加比赛

v.(动词)

1. vi. 竞赛; 竞争 take part in a race, contest, examination, etc.
2. vi. 比得上,媲美 match with sb

Verb:

1. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

1.竞争
When one firm or countrycompetes 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 countriescompete .

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2.（与…）争夺（以获取）
If youcompete with someonefor something, you try to get it for yourself and stop the other person getting it. You can also say that two peoplecompete for something.

e.g. Kangarooscompete 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。
e.g. Schools should notcompete 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。

3.参加(比赛)
If youcompete in a contest or a game, you take part in it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Dubbed foreign language films will not be allowed tocompete for best film...
外国译制片不得参加最佳影片的角逐。

4. see also: competing

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. Some 2000 athletes competed in 20 events .
   约2000名运动员参加了20个项目的比赛。
2. These products are of high quality and able to compete internationally.
   这些产品质量很好,在国际市场上有竞争能力。
3. All these countries competed in this trade of human beings.
   所有这些国家都参与了贩卖人口的竞争。

compete against (v.+prep.)

与…抗争 struggle against sb or sth with hope of success
compete against sb

Jim competed against the world's best runner in the Games and did well to come third.

在运动会上吉姆与世界最佳赛跑运动员竞争,他成绩不错,得了第三名。

The firm is too small to compete against large international companies.

这个公司太小,不能与大跨国公司竞争。

compete for (v.+prep.)

比赛…夺取 try to win sth in competition with sb else
compete for sth

Runners from many countries are competing for the international prize.

来自许多国家的赛跑运动员正在为获得这项国际奖而竞争。

Firms from across the country may compete for the contract.

全国各地的公司都可能为承揽这项合同而竞争。

compete with (v.+prep.)

与…抗争 struggle against sb or sth with hope of success
compete with sb/sth

We try to make the trains run on time, but we can't compete with weather.

我们努力使火车准点运行,但我们抗争不过天气。

We cannot hope to compete with so experienced a team.

我们没有希望能够与如此经验丰富的队竞争。

It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.

小商店很难与超市抗争。

• There was none who could compete with him in renown of learning.

  出自：R. Heber

• The stores..compete with shopkeepers, and induce them to lower their prices.

  出自：W. S. Jevons

• If an animal is competing with another for food, it needs to be aggressive.

  出自：A. Storr

• To compete at Henley is a wholly delightful experience.

  出自：A. C. Boult

• If the Mexican industry is able to compete in its own market, that will guarantee that it will be able to compete in foreign markets.

  出自：Washington Post

Companies must be able to compete in the marketplace.

公司一定要在市场中有竞争力。

Several companies are competing for the contract.

几家公司正为争取一项合同而互相竞争。

We can compete with the best teams.

我们能与最好的队竞争。

He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.

他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

Young children will usually compete for their mother's attention.

小孩子通常都会在母亲面前争宠。

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。

He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.

他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

Several companies are competing for the contract.

为得到那项合同，几家公司正在竞争。

We can't compete with them on price.

我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

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。

The price must be right in order to compete internationally.

为了在国际上竞争,定价必须适当.

The young tennis player has often compete d against famous players, but so far he has always been beaten.

那位年轻的网球运动员常与著名球员对抗比赛, 可是到目前为止,他总是输的.

We can't let up on our efforts to compete with other more successful firms.

在同其他那些更兴隆的公司竞争中,我们丝毫松懈不得.

The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.

孩子们互相竞争着抵达池子的另一端.

It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.

小商店很难与超市抗争.

These products are of high quality and able to compete internationally.

这些产品品质很好,在国际市场上有竞争能力.

The company must reduce costs to compete effectively.

公司要有效地参与竞争必须降低成本。

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。

They are now trying to compete on an equal footing.

他们现在想要公平竞争。

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。

Until the matter is resolved the athletes will be ineligible to compete.

除非这个问题得以解决，否则这些运动员没有资格参加比赛。

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。

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。

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。

Each year they compete in a prominent statewide bicycle race.

每年他们都要参加著名的全州自行车大赛。

Small English orchards can hardly compete economically with larger French ones.

英国的小型果园很难在经济上和法国的大型果园竞争。

They will compete for prizes totalling nearly 'u00a33,000.

他们将为总额近3,000英镑的奖金展开争夺。

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。

v.(动词)

compete, contend, contest

这组词的共同意思是“争论,竞争”。其区别在于:

compete指在体育或辩论等需竞争的活动中,为征服或取胜而进行的努力,有时暗示在奖赏的鼓励或刺激下进行竞争; 而contend暗示竞争的紧张程度，通常指双方成功的机会相等,所以,为取胜或征服对方,就需要艰苦的努力,强调奋斗或斗争的必要性; contest则指在竞争中毫无保留地展示自己,比如在总统竞选中,双方尽力展示自己的优势,以战胜对方。

compete，contend，contest，rival

这些动词均可表示“竞争”之意。

compete普通用词，含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争，也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。

contend指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力，强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。

contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。

rival指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中，谁都想战胜或比得上对手。