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compete

/kəmˈpiːt/VCE📚 2080 168 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
单词造句:

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.