compete
gb/kəmpˈit/ us/kəmpˈit/
B1
英语
~ 2500
义项
0 个义项
动词
B1
action
1
Try to win against others
To try to win or be better than other people in a game, sport, or other activity.
用法模式：
to compete against [someone] for [something]
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'compete' with 'complete' due to similar spelling; they have very different meanings.
近义词
contend (More formal; often used in legal, political, or serious competitive contexts.)
|
vie (Somewhat formal and less common; often used in writing rather than speech.)
反义词
cooperate (Focuses on working together rather than trying to beat each other.)
搭配
compete directly
|compete successfully
|compete internationally
|compete fiercely
|compete in
|compete against
主题
sports
|business
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- Several companies are competing for the contract.
- The two athletes will compete against each other in the finals.
- Small shops find it hard to compete with large supermarkets.
- Our school will compete in the national debate tournament next month.
- Local farmers struggle to compete in the global market.
学习者例句
- I will compete in the race tomorrow.
- They compete against other schools every year.
- We compete to see who can finish first.
- She wants to compete in the swimming contest.
动词
B2
state
2
Be as good as others
To be as good as someone or something else.
用法模式：
to compete with [something/someone] in [quality/area]
近义词
rival (Highlights an ongoing competition between equals.)
反义词
fall behind (Means to be worse or less successful compared to others.)
搭配
compete on price
|compete on quality
|compete with the best
|compete in the market
主题
comparison
|business
|core_vocabulary
|work
例句
- This phone can easily compete with more expensive models.
- Our product competes well on both quality and price.
- Few restaurants can compete with theirs for taste and service.
学习者例句
- Our team can compete with the best teams.
- This car can compete with bigger brands.
- No one can compete with her skills.
语法
词典原形
compete
IPA
GB/kəmpˈit/
US/kəmpˈit/
音节与重音
com - pete （2 个音节）
Stress on 2nd syllable (pete)
词形变化
Verb
- Base: compete
- 3rd Person Singular: competes
- Present Participle: competing
- Past: competed
词族
Forms
competes
verb
competing
verb
competed
verb
Core family
Related words
competitively
adverb
competitiveness
noun B2
Negative and opposite forms
uncompetitive
adjective
Advanced or less common
anticompetitive
adjective
相关表达
compete against time
1/kəmpˈit əɡˈɛnst tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Try to finish before a deadline
To try to do something very quickly because there is not much time left.
例句
- The rescue team was competing against time to save the trapped miners.
- We were competing against time to get the project done before the deadline.
compete head-to-head
1/kəmpˈit hˈɛd tə hˈɛd/
fixed phrase
Face an opponent directly
To compete directly with another person or team at the same time and place.
例句
- The two companies are competing head-to-head for market share.
- The finalists will compete head-to-head in tomorrow's match.