Definition of vie in English:

vie

verbvying, vies, vied vʌɪvaɪ

[no object]

Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
竞争；相争
the athletes were vying for a place in the British team
运动员为了能成为英国队选手在展开竞争。
Example sentencesExamples
- A gold drinking horn with a lion's head vies with a life-size golden fish for the title of most gorgeous thing on display.
- Children in all kinds of outfits vied with each other to receive gifts from radio jockey Ajai, who was dressed as the paunchy Santa Claus for the event.
- They spent more time vying for prizes at the Royal Television Society than competing for business.
- This past Monday brought out a good field of competitors to vie for the bragging rights.
- No fewer than 82 of Lithuania's finest competitors vied for honors in this year's event.
- There has been strong competition throughout the county as young people vied to represent their district on June 28.
- Competing organizations vied for the loyalties of Baptists on the Arkansas frontier.
- They are asked to oversee the maintenance of order in a convoluted struggle between rival groups vying for power.
- The final round was a battle of nerves as the teams vied for top honours.
- Brides and grooms from all over North and East Yorkshire vied to win a prestigious competition launched to mark a city florist's centenary.
- Female contestants vied to tell the weepiest sob story to win the bushel of prizes.
- It is also vying for competition and prices its drinks on Wednesday and Thursday nights at special rates.
- People can be spotted jostling around and vying with each other to have their bags full of commodities.
- At four cafes throughout the village contestants from the Northern Rivers and beyond vied in verse for the lucrative prize money.
- Players can set up their own league or vie with competitors on the Internet.
- A healthy spirit of competitiveness ran intensely among the groups as they vied with each other.
- They are driven by a blind process of competition in which firms vie to grab a larger share of markets and profits than their rivals.
- Oinomaos had invited suitors to vie for Hippodameia by competing with him in a chariot race.
- A total of 22 contestants vied for honours mixing some heady brews.
- Hellas is an intense little contest where two players vie to control ten cities in ancient Greece.
Synonyms
compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight, battle, cross swords, lock horns, jockey, jostle, grapple, wrestle
war, wage war, feud

Origin

Mid 16th century: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare 'challenge'.

Rhymes

ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai

Definition of vie in US English:

vie

verbvīvaɪ

[no object]

Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
竞争；相争
rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business
Example sentencesExamples
- They are asked to oversee the maintenance of order in a convoluted struggle between rival groups vying for power.
- A gold drinking horn with a lion's head vies with a life-size golden fish for the title of most gorgeous thing on display.
- There has been strong competition throughout the county as young people vied to represent their district on June 28.
- People can be spotted jostling around and vying with each other to have their bags full of commodities.
- This past Monday brought out a good field of competitors to vie for the bragging rights.
- No fewer than 82 of Lithuania's finest competitors vied for honors in this year's event.
- They are driven by a blind process of competition in which firms vie to grab a larger share of markets and profits than their rivals.
- Children in all kinds of outfits vied with each other to receive gifts from radio jockey Ajai, who was dressed as the paunchy Santa Claus for the event.
- A healthy spirit of competitiveness ran intensely among the groups as they vied with each other.
- Female contestants vied to tell the weepiest sob story to win the bushel of prizes.
- It is also vying for competition and prices its drinks on Wednesday and Thursday nights at special rates.
- Players can set up their own league or vie with competitors on the Internet.
- Competing organizations vied for the loyalties of Baptists on the Arkansas frontier.
- Oinomaos had invited suitors to vie for Hippodameia by competing with him in a chariot race.
- They spent more time vying for prizes at the Royal Television Society than competing for business.
- The final round was a battle of nerves as the teams vied for top honours.
- A total of 22 contestants vied for honours mixing some heady brews.
- Hellas is an intense little contest where two players vie to control ten cities in ancient Greece.
- At four cafes throughout the village contestants from the Northern Rivers and beyond vied in verse for the lucrative prize money.
- Brides and grooms from all over North and East Yorkshire vied to win a prestigious competition launched to mark a city florist's centenary.
Synonyms
compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight, battle, cross swords, lock horns, jockey, jostle, grapple, wrestle

Origin

Mid 16th century: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare ‘challenge’.

单词	vie
释义	Definition of vie in English: vie verbvying, vies, vied vʌɪvaɪ [no object] Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. 竞争；相争 the athletes were vying for a place in the British team 运动员为了能成为英国队选手在展开竞争。 Example sentencesExamples A gold drinking horn with a lion's head vies with a life-size golden fish for the title of most gorgeous thing on display. Children in all kinds of outfits vied with each other to receive gifts from radio jockey Ajai, who was dressed as the paunchy Santa Claus for the event. They spent more time vying for prizes at the Royal Television Society than competing for business. This past Monday brought out a good field of competitors to vie for the bragging rights. No fewer than 82 of Lithuania's finest competitors vied for honors in this year's event. There has been strong competition throughout the county as young people vied to represent their district on June 28. Competing organizations vied for the loyalties of Baptists on the Arkansas frontier. They are asked to oversee the maintenance of order in a convoluted struggle between rival groups vying for power. The final round was a battle of nerves as the teams vied for top honours. Brides and grooms from all over North and East Yorkshire vied to win a prestigious competition launched to mark a city florist's centenary. Female contestants vied to tell the weepiest sob story to win the bushel of prizes. It is also vying for competition and prices its drinks on Wednesday and Thursday nights at special rates. People can be spotted jostling around and vying with each other to have their bags full of commodities. At four cafes throughout the village contestants from the Northern Rivers and beyond vied in verse for the lucrative prize money. Players can set up their own league or vie with competitors on the Internet. A healthy spirit of competitiveness ran intensely among the groups as they vied with each other. They are driven by a blind process of competition in which firms vie to grab a larger share of markets and profits than their rivals. Oinomaos had invited suitors to vie for Hippodameia by competing with him in a chariot race. A total of 22 contestants vied for honours mixing some heady brews. Hellas is an intense little contest where two players vie to control ten cities in ancient Greece. Synonyms compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight, battle, cross swords, lock horns, jockey, jostle, grapple, wrestle war, wage war, feud Origin Mid 16th century: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare 'challenge'. Rhymes ally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, do-or-die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai Definition of vie in US English: vie verbvīvaɪ [no object] Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something. 竞争；相争 rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business Example sentencesExamples They are asked to oversee the maintenance of order in a convoluted struggle between rival groups vying for power. A gold drinking horn with a lion's head vies with a life-size golden fish for the title of most gorgeous thing on display. There has been strong competition throughout the county as young people vied to represent their district on June 28. People can be spotted jostling around and vying with each other to have their bags full of commodities. This past Monday brought out a good field of competitors to vie for the bragging rights. No fewer than 82 of Lithuania's finest competitors vied for honors in this year's event. They are driven by a blind process of competition in which firms vie to grab a larger share of markets and profits than their rivals. Children in all kinds of outfits vied with each other to receive gifts from radio jockey Ajai, who was dressed as the paunchy Santa Claus for the event. A healthy spirit of competitiveness ran intensely among the groups as they vied with each other. Female contestants vied to tell the weepiest sob story to win the bushel of prizes. It is also vying for competition and prices its drinks on Wednesday and Thursday nights at special rates. Players can set up their own league or vie with competitors on the Internet. Competing organizations vied for the loyalties of Baptists on the Arkansas frontier. Oinomaos had invited suitors to vie for Hippodameia by competing with him in a chariot race. They spent more time vying for prizes at the Royal Television Society than competing for business. The final round was a battle of nerves as the teams vied for top honours. A total of 22 contestants vied for honours mixing some heady brews. Hellas is an intense little contest where two players vie to control ten cities in ancient Greece. At four cafes throughout the village contestants from the Northern Rivers and beyond vied in verse for the lucrative prize money. Brides and grooms from all over North and East Yorkshire vied to win a prestigious competition launched to mark a city florist's centenary. Synonyms compete, contend, contest, struggle, fight, battle, cross swords, lock horns, jockey, jostle, grapple, wrestle Origin Mid 16th century: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare ‘challenge’.
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