compete

Word family noun competition competitor competitiveness adjective competitive ≠ uncompetitive competing verb compete adverb competitively

com·pete /kəmˈpiːt/ S3 W3 verb [intransitiveI]

1 PERSON/BUSINESSCOMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATbusiness 企业 if one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or country 竞争 → competition, competitor, competitive

compete with/against

They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market.

他们发现自己在与外国公司争夺市场份额。

The Renault Clio competes against such cars as the Peugeot 206.

雷诺克里奥和标致206之类的汽车竞争。

compete for

The stores have to compete for customers in the Christmas season.

圣诞节期间，商店之间要争抢顾客。

compete in

The company must be able to compete in the international marketplace.

这家公司必须能够在国际市场上竞争。

compete to do something

Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract.

几家广告公司在竞争这份合同。

can’t compete (with something) (=be unable to be more successful) 无法（与某物）竞争

Small independent bookstores simply can’t compete with the big national chains.

小规模的独立书店怎样也竞争不过大型的全国连锁书店。

2 person 人 to try to gain something and stop someone else from having it or having as much of it 争夺，竞争 → competition, competitive

compete for

She and her sister are always competing for attention.

她和姐姐老是争宠。

compete against

I had to compete against 19 other people for the job.

我得和另外19个人竞争这份工作。

compete with

As a stepmother, don’t even try to compete with the children’s mother for their love.

做继母的根本别想和孩子的母亲争夺他们的爱。

3 in a competition 竞赛中IN A COMPETITIONTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED to take part in a competition or sports event 参加比赛 → competitor

compete in/at

How many runners will be competing in the marathon?

会有多少人参加这次马拉松比赛？

Professional athletes may now compete at the Olympics.

职业运动员现在也可以参加奥运会的比赛了。

compete against

He’ll be competing against the world’s best.

他将和世界上最优秀的人才展开较量。

► see thesaurus at participate

4 somebody/something can’t compete with somebody/something WORSEto not be as interesting, attractive etc as someone or something else 某人/某物敌不过某人/某物

Melinda was plain and knew she couldn’t compete with her sister where boys were concerned.

梅琳达相貌平平，她知道在吸引男孩子这方面是比不过姐姐的。

Examples from the Corpus

somebody/something can’t compete with somebody/something• Melinda knew she couldn't compete with her sister when it came to boys.

n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbs

Compete is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them:

We were competing for her attention.

You can also say:

We were competing with each other for her attention.

I was competing with them for her attention.

Examples from the Corpus

compete• Any child between the ages of 8 and 12 is allowed to compete.• But you've got to compete.• Bailey has competed against athletes half his age and won.• The cities are competing against each other to attract and retain business.• Flocks of executives entered the company from competing firms, bringing different styles, values, and corporate cultures with them.• Children will always compete for their parents' attention.• But they do compete in advanced services like electronic mail and computer-data networks.• Athletes from 197 counties competed in the Olympic Games in Atlanta.• Nowadays we have to compete more and more with foreign companies.• But she hated having to compete when it was cold.• An educational game in which up to four players compete with animals for a set amount of food.• Small independent bookstores just can't compete with national chains and online retailers.• Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC are competing with US firms to build the world's fastest supercomputer.

compete to do something• Very generally, there are always two fracture mechanisms competing to break a material - plastic flow and brittle cracking.• Though funds are scarce, conservation teams from around the world compete to get in on this important and prestigious project.• Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract.• Conventional game theory shows clearly why East and West compete to out-gun each other.• Suppose that the number of firms competing to produce a good in one country is smaller than the number in another.• You create an atmosphere of stress, creative stress, everyone competing to solve one problem.• Numerous firms competed to supply markets at prices which none controlled.• Political parties compete to win elections by submitting distinct programmes from which the electorate can choose.

compete with• As a stepmother, don't even try to compete with the children's mother for their love.• The songs of the birds competed with the sound of the church bells.

compete in/at• She won three world championship medals and competed in 25 major international meets.• Even the payment of players was regulated in such a way as to prevent clubs competing in a free market for talent.• The professional is for car hi-fi dealers to compete in and is a competition in its own right.• Nevertheless, by age 5, she was competing in regional music festivals.• Ex-USF star Wilson Stephens will compete in the 6-3-and-over consolation final.• How many runners are competing in the Boston Marathon?• This enabled me still to compete in the Hammersmith and London Schools.• Professional athletes may now compete at the Olympics.

From Longman Business Dictionary

competecom·pete /kəmˈpiːt/ verb [intransitiveI]COMMERCE

when one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or country

measures to enable Irish industries to compete effectively in Europe

compete with

It has to keep its own prices down so that it can compete with other major electricity suppliers.

compete for

If the pound continues at this level our exporters can’t compete for sales across the Atlantic.

Origin compete

(1600-1700) Late Latin competere “to try (with others) to get”, from Latin, “to come together, agree, be suitable”, from com- ( → COM-) + petere “to go to, look for”

词汇	compete
释义	compete Word family noun competition competitor competitiveness adjective competitive ≠ uncompetitive competing verb compete adverb competitively com·pete /kəmˈpiːt/ ●●● S3 W3 verb [intransitiveI] 1 PERSON/BUSINESSCOMPETE WITH/TRY TO BEATbusiness 企业 if one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or country 竞争 → competition, competitor, competitive compete with/against They found themselves competing with foreign companies for a share of the market. 他们发现自己在与外国公司争夺市场份额。 The Renault Clio competes against such cars as the Peugeot 206. 雷诺克里奥和标致206之类的汽车竞争。 compete for The stores have to compete for customers in the Christmas season. 圣诞节期间，商店之间要争抢顾客。 compete in The company must be able to compete in the international marketplace. 这家公司必须能够在国际市场上竞争。 compete to do something Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract. 几家广告公司在竞争这份合同。 can’t compete (with something) (=be unable to be more successful) 无法（与某物）竞争 Small independent bookstores simply can’t compete with the big national chains. 小规模的独立书店怎样也竞争不过大型的全国连锁书店。 2 person 人 to try to gain something and stop someone else from having it or having as much of it 争夺，竞争 → competition, competitive compete for She and her sister are always competing for attention. 她和姐姐老是争宠。 compete against I had to compete against 19 other people for the job. 我得和另外19个人竞争这份工作。 compete with As a stepmother, don’t even try to compete with the children’s mother for their love. 做继母的根本别想和孩子的母亲争夺他们的爱。 3 in a competition 竞赛中IN A COMPETITIONTAKE PART/BE INVOLVED to take part in a competition or sports event 参加比赛 → competitor compete in/at How many runners will be competing in the marathon? 会有多少人参加这次马拉松比赛？ Professional athletes may now compete at the Olympics. 职业运动员现在也可以参加奥运会的比赛了。 compete against He’ll be competing against the world’s best. 他将和世界上最优秀的人才展开较量。 ► see thesaurus at participate 4 somebody/something can’t compete with somebody/something WORSEto not be as interesting, attractive etc as someone or something else 某人/某物敌不过某人/某物 Melinda was plain and knew she couldn’t compete with her sister where boys were concerned. 梅琳达相貌平平，她知道在吸引男孩子这方面是比不过姐姐的。 Examples from the Corpus somebody/something can’t compete with somebody/something• Melinda knew she couldn't compete with her sister when it came to boys. n GRAMMAR: Reciprocal verbs Compete is a reciprocal verb. This type of verb is used when saying that two or more people or groups do something that involves both or all of them: We were competing for her attention. You can also say: We were competing with each other for her attention. I was competing with them for her attention. Examples from the Corpus compete• Any child between the ages of 8 and 12 is allowed to compete.• But you've got to compete.• Bailey has competed against athletes half his age and won.• The cities are competing against each other to attract and retain business.• Flocks of executives entered the company from competing firms, bringing different styles, values, and corporate cultures with them.• Children will always compete for their parents' attention.• But they do compete in advanced services like electronic mail and computer-data networks.• Athletes from 197 counties competed in the Olympic Games in Atlanta.• Nowadays we have to compete more and more with foreign companies.• But she hated having to compete when it was cold.• An educational game in which up to four players compete with animals for a set amount of food.• Small independent bookstores just can't compete with national chains and online retailers.• Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC are competing with US firms to build the world's fastest supercomputer. compete to do something• Very generally, there are always two fracture mechanisms competing to break a material - plastic flow and brittle cracking.• Though funds are scarce, conservation teams from around the world compete to get in on this important and prestigious project.• Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract.• Conventional game theory shows clearly why East and West compete to out-gun each other.• Suppose that the number of firms competing to produce a good in one country is smaller than the number in another.• You create an atmosphere of stress, creative stress, everyone competing to solve one problem.• Numerous firms competed to supply markets at prices which none controlled.• Political parties compete to win elections by submitting distinct programmes from which the electorate can choose. compete with• As a stepmother, don't even try to compete with the children's mother for their love.• The songs of the birds competed with the sound of the church bells. compete in/at• She won three world championship medals and competed in 25 major international meets.• Even the payment of players was regulated in such a way as to prevent clubs competing in a free market for talent.• The professional is for car hi-fi dealers to compete in and is a competition in its own right.• Nevertheless, by age 5, she was competing in regional music festivals.• Ex-USF star Wilson Stephens will compete in the 6-3-and-over consolation final.• How many runners are competing in the Boston Marathon?• This enabled me still to compete in the Hammersmith and London Schools.• Professional athletes may now compete at the Olympics. From Longman Business Dictionary competecom·pete /kəmˈpiːt/ verb [intransitiveI]COMMERCE when one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its goods or services rather than those available from another company or country measures to enable Irish industries to compete effectively in Europe compete with It has to keep its own prices down so that it can compete with other major electricity suppliers. compete for If the pound continues at this level our exporters can’t compete for sales across the Atlantic. Origin compete (1600-1700) Late Latin competere “to try (with others) to get”, from Latin, “to come together, agree, be suitable”, from com- ( → COM-) + petere “to go to, look for”
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