vie
/vaɪ/verb
(vying)no obj.
- 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。
词源
mid 16th cent.: probably a shortening of obsolete envy, via Old French from Latin invitare 'challenge'.