com·pet·i·tive
adjective/kəmˈpetətɪv/
/kəmˈpetətɪv/
- used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other
竞争的 - competitive games/sports
竞技性的比赛／体育运动 - Graduates have to fight for jobs in an increasingly competitive market.
毕业生不得不在竞争日益激烈的市场中争抢工作岗位。 - Those businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment.
这些企业在竞争极其激烈的环境中运营。 - The company has succeeded in a highly competitive industry.
公司在一个竞争激烈的行业取得了成功。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1, Working lifeb1- a fiercely competitive sport
具有激烈对抗性的体育运动 - A competitive approach to learning is discouraged.
不鼓励采用竞争性的学习方式。 - It's a fiercely competitive market.
这是一个竞争激烈的市场。 - Japan's banks face daunting competitive pressures.
日本银行面临着巨大的竞争压力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- competitive games/sports
- (of a person) trying very hard to be better than others
努力竞争的；一心求胜的 - You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days.
如今你必须有强烈的竞争意识才能在体育运动中取得好成绩。
Extra Examples- a very competitive person
竞争意识很强的人 - He had an assertive, competitive manner and asked all the right questions.
他态度自信、竞争激烈，提出了所有正确的问题。 - He has a strong competitive streak.
他有极为好强的一面。 - Her competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities in her game.
她的竞争本性常常掩盖了她比赛中的其他品质。 - The ‘heart-attack personality’ was described as aggressive, impatient, competitive, and ambitious.
“心脏病人格”被描述为具有攻击性、不耐烦、好胜和雄心勃勃。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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- You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days.
- as good as or better than others
（与…）一样好的；（比…）更好的；有竞争力的 - a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop)
在价格上有竞争力的服装店 - to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies
获得超越对手公司的竞争优势 - How do we maintain our competitive edge?
我们如何保持竞争优势？ - What is your strategy for helping the company stay competitive in a global market?
您帮助公司在全球市场保持竞争力的策略是什么？ - competitive with somebody/something We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies.
我们需要更加努力工作以便在与其他公司的竞争中不落下风。
Synonyms cheapcheapcompetitive ▪ budget ▪ affordable ▪ reasonable ▪ inexpensiveThese words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.cheap costing little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices. Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that something is of poor quality as well as low in price: a bottle of cheap perfume. competitive (of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices.budget [only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service.affordable cheap enough for most people to afford.reasonable (of prices) not too expensive.inexpensive (rather formal) cheap. Inexpensive is often used to mean that something is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that something is of poor quality.Patterns- cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/rates
- cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services
Extra ExamplesTopics Businessb2- We offer loans at competitive rates.
我们以具有竞争力的利率提供贷款。 - We aim to provide a first-rate competitive service.
我们旨在提供一流的、有竞争力的服务。 - They sell quality computers at very competitive prices.
他们以极具竞争力的价格销售优质计算机。 - They had gained a competitive advantage over rival companies.
他们已经取得超越对手公司的竞争优势。 - highly competitive prices
非常有竞争力的价格 - skills training to make our industries more competitive in world markets
使我们各个行业在世界市场上更具竞争力的技能培训 - Investment in research is needed to keep Britain competitive with countries like Japan.
要使英国保持与日本等国家的竞争力，就需要在研究方面进行投资。
- a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop)
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin competit- ‘striven for’, from the verb competere, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’ + -ive.