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
competed — past of compete
与他人竞争或争夺同一事物、职位或奖励；竞争。；处于可能获胜或成功的位置；参加比赛、游戏或类似活动；努力争取或获得他人也在争取的东西
to try to win or be more successful than others, especially in a contest or for something
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.
一般现在时
They compete in the annual marathon.
他们参加年度马拉松比赛。
现在进行时
Our team is competing for the championship this year.
我们队今年正在争夺冠军。
一般过去时
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。
用法提示：compete 作不及物动词，后接 for 表示竞争的目标。
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。
用法提示：competed 是 compete 的过去式，作不及物动词表示参赛对抗。
Small shops find it hard to compete with large online stores.
小商店很难与大型网店竞争。
用法提示：compete 后接 with 表示与对手对抗，体现竞争含义。
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。
‘vie’较正式，常带激烈争夺意味，常用于书面语。与compete同义但语气更强。
‘contend’常指为争夺某物而竞争，带有努力克服困难的意味。语气较正式。
‘rival’侧重强调两者水平相当、相互匹敌，可作及物动词。
‘challenge’可作动词表示向某人提出挑战，要求竞争；暗示主动发起竞争。
grammar · medium
易错句子He competes his friends in the race.
正确表达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”。
grammar · medium
易错句子She will compete the competition next week.
正确表达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。
与 compete 相反，指共同协作而非竞争
与 compete 相反，指共同努力而非对抗
拼写和发音相近，但意思完全不同：compete表示竞争，complete表示完成或完整。
意思重叠但用法不同：compete泛指竞争，常与for或against连用；contest作动词时强调争夺某个结果或争辩，也常作名词。
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。
com- (together) + -pete (to strive)
com- + -pete + -tion (noun suffix)
com- + -pete + -itor (agent noun suffix)
com- + -pete + -itive (adjective suffix)
竞争常涉及挑战，需要克服困难。
竞争中有对手需要战胜。
竞争中用分数衡量胜负。
竞争后获胜者获得奖品。
运动员常在比赛中竞争。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.