competition
/ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others engaged in the same attempt竞争, 角逐：
there is fierce competition between banks
银行之间有着激烈的竞争
the competition for university places is greater than ever this year.
今年大学职位的竞争比以往更激烈。
1.1
- count noun an event or contest in which people take part in order to establish superiority or supremacy in a particular area竞赛, 比赛：
a beauty competition.
选美比赛。
1.2
- the action of participating in such an event or contest参与竞赛：
the team was banned from European competition.
这支球队被禁止参加欧洲联赛。
1.3
- in sing. the person or people over whom one is attempting to establish one's supremacy or superiority, especially in a commercial or sporting arena; the opposition（尤指商业或体育运动中的）竞争对手, 角逐者; 比赛对手：
I walked round to check out the competition.
我四处走动, 了解竞争对手的情况。
1.4
- Ecology interaction between animal or plant species, or individual organisms, in which their population levels, reproductive success, etc. depend upon their gaining a share of a limited environmental resource【生态】竞争。
词源
early 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio（n-） 'rivalry', from competere 'strive for' （see COMPETE）.