com·pe·ti·tion
noun OPAL W
/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/
/ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn/
- [countable] an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something
比赛；竞赛 - a design/an art/a talent competition
设计／艺术／才艺比赛 - an international/a national competition
国际/全国比赛 - Hundreds of schools entered the competition.
数百所学校参加了比赛。 - She's won a prestigious singing competition.
她赢得了著名的歌唱比赛。 - in a competition He won fourth place in the competition.
他在比赛中获得了第四名。 - a competition to do something a competition to design the new Parliament building
新议会大楼设计竞赛
Wordfinder- closing date
- competition
- disqualify
- judge
- prize
- round
- runner-up
- submit
- tiebreaker
- winner
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2- There will be a painting competition for children of different age groups.
将为不同年龄段的孩子举办绘画比赛。 - They twice won the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe.
他们两次夺得欧洲冠军杯，这是欧洲顶级球队之间的淘汰赛。 - I encouraged her to enter the essay competition.
我鼓励她参加征文比赛。 - wines that won medals at major wine competitions
在葡萄酒大赛中获奖的葡萄酒 - a competition for the best chef
最佳厨师比赛 - a competition between the best teams in the country
国内顶级队伍之间的比赛 - We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the fastest.
我们打算比一比，看谁游得最快。 - The competition is open to all readers of the magazine.
这本杂志的所有读者都可参加这次比赛。 - The American women dominated the competition, winning all the events.
美国女子选手在比赛中占尽风头，包揽了所有项目的金牌。 - I won the car in a competition.
我在一次比赛中赢得了这辆汽车。 - She won an international dancing competition.
她在一项国际舞蹈比赛中获胜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- national
- major
- …
- win
- lose
- have
- …
- take place
- be open to somebody
- winner
- entry
- committee
- …
- in a/the competition
- competition between
- competition for
- …
- a design/an art/a talent competition
- [uncountable] a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have
竞争；角逐 - stiff/fierce/intense/tough competition
激烈的竞争 - competition between A and B competition between two similar products
两种相似产品之间的竞争 - competition among somebody/something The government said the new laws would enhance competition among banks.
政府表示，新法律将增强银行之间的竞争。 - competition for something competition for resources/jobs/food, etc.
对资源、工作、食物等的争夺 - competition to do something competition to secure a place on the course
竞争以确保在课程中获得一席之地 - competition from somebody/something The firm is facing stiff competition from its online rivals.
公司正面临来自在线对手的激烈竞争。 - in competition with somebody/something Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector.
公立教育与私人教育直接竞争。 - in competition with somebody/something for something We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.
我们在与其他四家公司竞争这项合同。 - in competition with somebody/something to do something The programme puts two couples in competition with each other to redecorate one another's homes.
该计划让两对夫妇相互竞争重新装修彼此的房屋。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1- Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking.
竞争在加剧，而销售额在萎缩。 - We won the contract in the face of tough competition.
我们在激烈的竞争中赢得了合同。 - Fierce competition exists between schools in the area.
在该地区学校间存在激烈的竞争。 - The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.
面对来自石油公司的激烈竞争，天然气公司不得不进行裁员。 - Their rivalry had been one of friendly competition.
他们的对抗曾经是一种友好的竞争形式。 - There is a lot of competition between rival airlines.
航空公司对手之间竞争激烈。 - There is head-to-head competition in production and distribution.
生产和经销方面存在正面交锋。 - They won the order against fierce international competition.
在激烈的国际竞争下，他们赢得了这份订单。 - This intensified the competition for the same investors' funds.
这加剧了争取相同投资者资金的竞争。 - We are in competition with some very large companies.
我们在与一些非常大的公司竞争。 - We face strong competition from other countries.
我们面临来自其他国家的激烈竞争。 - intense competition for the contract
为赢得这项合同而进行的激烈竞争 - policies aimed at fostering greater competition in the industry
旨在促成行业内更大竞争的政策 - to fight off competition from foreign firms
击退了来自外国公司的竞争 - to go into competition with British Telecom
与英国电信公司展开竞争 - The company is having to lay off workers in the face of stiff competition.
面对激烈的竞争，这家公司不得不裁员。 - There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.
现在学校之间为了吸引学生展开了激烈的竞争。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cut-throat
- fierce
- intense
- …
- be up against
- face
- go into
- …
- exist
- heat up
- intensify
- …
- laws
- against competition
- in competition with
- in the face of competition
- …
- stiff/fierce/intense/tough competition
- the competition[singular + singular or plural verb] the people who are competing against somebody
竞争者；对手 - We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.
我们可以在会上对竞争对手进行估量。 - This car consistently outperforms the competition.
这辆车的性能始终未被超越过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + competition- outperform
- blow away
- crush
- …
- We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio(n-) ‘rivalry’, from competere ‘strive for’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.