compete vi. 比赛
竞争 [同] contend, contest, rival
[例句] The young tennis player has often competed against famous players, but so far he has always been beaten.那位年轻的网球运动员常与著名球员对抗比赛,
可是到目前为止,
他总是输的。
compete with other countries for world market与其它国家竞争国际市场
compete in a race 参加赛跑
[记忆法] 派生法:competition [ ] n. 竞争,竞赛 competent [ ] adj. 有能力的 competence [ ] n. 称职,胜任 competitive [ ] adj. 竞争性的 competitor [ ] n. 竞争者,敌手。
[考点] 习惯用法:compete with/against sb. for sth. 为获得某物与某人竞争
Tom competed with/against five other athletes for the first prize |
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