compete
UK/kəm'piːt/US/kәm'pi:t/
NGSL 2kTOEFLGRE高考四级六级考研B1
释义
v.
To strive against others to win something or do better than them
竞争；参加比赛；与…角逐
词根拆分
词根派生com-（一起）+ petere（追求、瞄准）=“一起追求”。几个人同时冲向同一个奖，这本身就是竞争，于是“并肩追逐”就变成了“相互角逐”。冲突只是大家瞄准同一目标的自然结果。
词根 pet 还连着 37 个词常用搭配
- 1.compete in参加（比赛）
- 2.compete with与…竞争
- 3.compete against与…对抗
- 4.compete for争夺
例句
- 1.
Hundreds of athletes will compete in the marathon this weekend.
本周末将有数百名运动员参加马拉松比赛。
- 2.
Small shops struggle to compete with the big online retailers.
小店铺很难与大型网络零售商竞争。
- 3.
Three companies are competing for the same government contract.
三家公司在争夺同一份政府合同。