Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #992
competition
竞争
a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other
常指商业或体育中的竞争
- 1.
The action of competing.
竞争的行为
- 2.
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
两方竞争以获取客户的商业关系
- 3.
A contest for a prize or award.
争夺奖品或奖励的比赛
- 4.
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
从两个或多个参赛者中选出获胜者的场合
- 5.
The competitors in such a contest.
参加此类比赛的竞争者
- 6.
the act of competing as for profit or a prize
为利润或奖品而竞争的行为
竞赛，比赛；竞争的行为；两方竞争以获取客户的商业关系；争夺奖品或奖励的比赛；从两个或多个参赛者中选出获胜者的场合
In use
There is a lot of competition for jobs in this city.
She won the first prize in the singing competition.
The competition between the two companies is fierce.
business competition can be fiendish at times
competition between [A] and [B]
用于两者之间。
There is intense competition between the two companies.
这两家公司之间存在激烈的竞争。
competition for [sth]
表示争夺某物。
The competition for the scholarship is fierce.
对奖学金的竞争很激烈。
competition in [field]
Connections
Collocations
- fierce competition
- 激烈的竞争
- There is fierce competition for the top job.为获得最高职位存在激烈竞争。
- stiff competition
- 激烈的竞争
- The company faced stiff competition from rivals.该公司面临竞争对手的激烈竞争。
- competition for
- 对…的竞争
- Competition for scholarships is intense.奖学金的竞争非常激烈。
- competition between
- …之间的竞争
- The competition between the two teams was fierce.两队之间的竞争很激烈。
- face competition
- 面临竞争
- Small businesses often face competition from large chains.小企业经常面临大型连锁店的竞争。
- enter a competition
Learner notes
Memory Tip
竞争（competition）就是大家一起（com）争夺（pet）第一名。
Context & Register
通常为中性语域，可广泛用于商业、体育、学术等正式或非正式场合，表示竞争或比赛。
Grammar Note
可数或不可数，取决于语境；常与介词in, for, between连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the /ʃən/ ending, making them perfect rhymes for competition. Note that while spelling similarities like -tion are common, there are no common lookalikes that sound different within this group; however, beware of words like 'competition' vs 'composition' where the consonant before the stressed vowel differs (t vs z) but the rhyme remains valid.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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