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compete

/kəmˈpiːt/VCE📚 2080 251 3四级六级考研托福高考
If you compete with someone for something, you try to get it for yourself and stop the other person from getting it. You can also say that two people compete for something. 争夺

verb [vt. 及物动词]竞争,对抗;争夺;参加比赛

Hardware shops are competing fiercely for business.
各五金店正在为抢生意而激烈竞争。

com- 表示"共同"、"完全"、"一起的"compete 比赛(com+pete 追求→一起追→比赛)
compete 出现在下面的课文中
Lesson 94 Future champions compete 动词: 比赛,对抗
Lesson 45 Of men and galaxies
com(共同, 一起) + pet(追求, 寻求) + e → 共同追求(一个目标) → 竞争
单词造句:
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The company must reduce costs to compete effectively. 公司要有效地参与竞争必须降低成本。
We can't compete with them on price. 我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。
The banks have long competed with American Express's charge cards and various shop cards. 这些银行长期以来一直与美国运通公司的记账卡和各种商店卡竞争。
Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water. 袋鼠与绵羊和牛争夺为数不多的食物和水的供应。
Young men compete with each other for membership in these societies and fraternities. 年轻人为获取这些社团和兄弟会的会员身份而相互争夺。
He will be competing in the 100-metre race. 他将参加100米比赛。

比赛,对抗

vi. 比赛,对抗(通常与 with 或 against 连用)

compete against each other 相互竞争:指两个或多个人或团体之间进行竞争,互相争夺胜利。

  • The children compete against each other to reach the other end of the pool.
  • During the singing contest, Mary competed with Helen for the first prize.

vi. 匹敌,比得上,媲美(通常与 with 连用,多用于否定句)

  • Hugh’s house can’t compete with yours.
  • None of his later books can compete with his first one.