competing

释义

compete 的分词作形容词。除了“参赛的”，它常指两样东西相互拉扯——competing interests（相互冲突的利益）、competing demands——因为它们同时“追求”无法两全的结果。

常用搭配

• 1.competing interests相互冲突的利益
• 2.competing demands相互冲突的诉求
• 3.competing theories相互竞争的理论
• 4.competing priorities相互冲突的优先事项

例句

• 1.

  Managers must balance the competing demands of staff and shareholders.

  管理者必须平衡员工与股东之间相互冲突的诉求。

• 2.

  There are several competing theories about what causes it.

  关于其成因有几种相互竞争的理论。