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vie for sth
vie 是不及物动词，常与 for 连用，表示争夺的目标。
Several candidates are vying for the position.
几位候选人正在竞争这个职位。
竞争；争夺；争胜
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竞争；争夺；争胜
to compete with others for something or to try to be better than them
Several candidates are vying for the position.
几位候选人正在竞争这个职位。
常与 for 或 with 连用
为争夺优势而竞争；急切地竞争以获取某物。
To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
通过模仿、竞争或对抗来制作或产生；将某物置于竞争中；争论。
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
下注；赌钱。
To stake; to wager.
在纸牌游戏中下注,如旧式游戏gleek。参见revie。
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
vie
Base
原形
vies
3rd person
第三人称单数
vying
-ing
现在分词
vied
Past
过去式
vied
Past participle
过去分词
Several companies vie for the same contract.
几家公司争夺同一份合同。
Last year, the two rivals vied for the top award.
去年，这两个对手争夺最高奖项。
The candidates are vying for votes ahead of the election.
候选人们在选举前正争夺选票。
常与 for 连用，表示争夺；与 with 连用表示与某人竞争。
Several local bakeries are vying for the title of best bread in town.
几家本地面包店正在争夺全镇最佳面包的称号。
The two universities vied with each other to attract the top student.
这两所大学相互竞争，都想招到最优秀的学生。
Young designers from across the country vie for a place in the final show.
来自全国各地的年轻设计师都在争夺进入决赛的名额。
vie 是不及物动词，常与 for 连用，表示争夺的目标。
Several candidates are vying for the position.
几位候选人正在竞争这个职位。
介词 with 引出竞争对手，for 引出争夺的目标。
The two companies vied with each other for market share.
这两家公司互相争夺市场份额。
后接不定式表示争先做某事，强调竞争的目的。
Cities around the world vie to host the Olympic Games.
世界各地的城市争相主办奥运会。
Not this
Several teams vied the championship trophy.
Use this
Several teams vied for the championship trophy.
vie 是不及物动词（词典标注为 vi.），不能直接接宾语。表示“争夺某物”时须用介词 for 引出争夺的对象。受中文“竞争奖杯”的影响，学习者容易漏掉 for。
Not this
She vied her friends in the quiz.
Use this
She vied with her friends in the quiz.
vie 表示“与某人竞争”时，对手须由介词 with 引出，不能直接把人当作宾语。中文“与朋友竞争”中的“与”应译成 with，而 vie 本身不带宾语。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
争相引起关注
The colorful ads on the street vie for attention.
街上色彩鲜艳的广告争相引人注目。
互相竞争
The two teams vied with each other for the championship.
两支队伍为争夺冠军而互相竞争。
争夺霸主地位
Several companies are vying for supremacy in the AI market.
几家公司正在人工智能市场上争夺霸主地位。
争夺冠军头衔
Eight runners will vie for the title in tomorrow's marathon.
八名选手将在明天的马拉松比赛中争夺冠军。
争夺一席之地
Dozens of startups are vying for a place in the emerging industry.
数十家初创企业正在这一新兴行业中争夺一席之地。
争相引人注意；争抢关注
The two news channels are vying for attention with sensational headlines.
这两个新闻频道用耸人听闻的标题争相博取关注。
与最强者一较高下；不逊于任何人
Although she is young, her cooking can vie with the best in the city.
虽然她年纪轻，但她的厨艺可以和城里最顶尖的人一较高下。
争夺霸主地位；争雄
Several countries are vying for supremacy in artificial intelligence.
几个国家正在人工智能领域争夺霸主地位。
Use vie naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：V 代表胜利，双方都盯着那个 V 去争抢，所以 vie 就是竞争、争夺。
语域：formal 常见场景：news headlines、business negotiations、political debates 通常作不及物动词，表示“竞争、争夺”，多用于正式或书面语境，常见于新闻报道、商业竞争等场景；及物用法罕见。口语中一般用 compete 等更常用的词。
与vie (/vai/)押韵的词有die, tie, pie, lie（均以/aɪ/结尾）。注意拼写相似的词如view (/vjuː/)和field (/fiːld/)发音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.