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compete for [sth]
Several companies are competing for the contract.
几家公司正在竞争这份合同。
竞争；对抗
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竞争；对抗
to try to win or be more successful than others, especially in a contest or for something
Several companies are competing for the contract.
几家公司正在竞争这份合同。
与他人竞争或争夺同一事物、职位或奖励；竞争。
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
处于可能获胜或成功的位置
To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
参加比赛、游戏或类似活动
To take part in a contest, game or similar event.
努力争取或获得他人也在争取的东西
To strive to achieve or obtain something which another also strives for, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
compete
Base
原形
competes
3rd person
第三人称单数
competing
-ing
现在分词
competed
Past
过去式
competed
Past participle
过去分词
They compete in the annual marathon.
他们参加年度马拉松比赛。
Our team is competing for the championship this year.
我们队今年正在争夺冠军。
She competed in the Olympics last summer.
她去年夏天参加了奥运会。
规则动词
The two companies compete for the same customers in this market.
这两家公司在这个市场上为争夺同一批客户而竞争。
She competed in three swimming races and won two medals.
她参加了三场游泳比赛，并赢得了两枚奖牌。
Small shops find it hard to compete with large online stores.
小商店很难与大型网店竞争。
Several companies are competing for the contract.
几家公司正在竞争这份合同。
She competed with athletes from around the world.
她与来自世界各地的运动员竞争。
He competed in the 100-meter race.
他参加了100米赛跑。
Not this
He competes his friends in the race.
Use this
He competes with his friends in the race.
compete是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语，需加介词with表示“与...竞争”。
Not this
She will compete the competition next week.
Use this
She will compete in the competition next week.
表示“参加比赛”时，compete后需加介词in再接比赛名称。
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与…竞争
Small businesses cannot compete with large corporations in price.
小企业在价格上无法与大公司竞争。
与…对抗
She will compete against the reigning champion in the final.
她将在决赛中与卫冕冠军对抗。
为…竞争
Several companies are competing for the government contract.
几家公司正在为政府合同竞争。
参加…竞争
He competed in the Olympic Games and won a gold medal.
他参加了奥运会并获得了金牌。
有效竞争
To compete effectively, you need to understand your market.
要有效竞争，你需要了解你的市场。
激烈竞争
The two tech giants compete fiercely for market share.
这两家科技巨头为市场份额激烈竞争。
争分夺秒；与时间赛跑
The team had to compete against the clock to finish the project on time.
团队不得不争分夺秒以按时完成项目。
与邻居攀比；赶时髦
They bought a new car just to compete with the Joneses.
他们买了一辆新车只是为了和邻居攀比。
逐底竞争；竞相压低标准
Companies are competing in a race to the bottom on prices.
公司们正在竞相压价，陷入逐底竞争。
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联想“宠物（pet）一起（共同前缀com-）争夺食物”——竞争。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports、business、academic 通常用于体育、商业、学术等竞争场景，属于中性语体。
后接with/against表示与……竞争，接for表示争夺某物
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