v.競(jìng)爭(zhēng)；比賽；對(duì)抗

Companies must be able to compete in the marketplace. 公司一定要在市場(chǎng)中有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力。

Several companies are competing for the contract. 幾家公司正為爭(zhēng)取一項(xiàng)合同而互相競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

We can compete with the best teams. 我們能與最好的隊(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

He's hoping to compete in the London marathon. 他期盼著參加倫敦馬拉松比賽。

compete的基本意思是“力圖取勝”,指在比賽、辯論等有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)活動(dòng)中為征服或取勝而進(jìn)行的努力,常暗示有獎(jiǎng)賞刺激物。

compete是不及物動(dòng)詞,接against表示“與…對(duì)抗”,接for表示“奪取…”,接with表示“對(duì)…抗?fàn)帯薄?/p>