/kəmˈpi:t ||; kəmˈpit/verb
[I] compete (in sth) (against/with sb) (for sth) to try to win or achieve sth, or to try to be better than sb else 竞争:
The world's best athletes compete in the Olympic Games.全球最优秀的运动员在奥林匹克运动会上一较高下。We'll be competing against seven other teams for the trophy.我们要跟七个队争夺奖杯。As children, they always used to compete with each other.他们小时候总是互相竞争。Supermarkets have such low prices that small shops just can't compete.超级市场的东西如此便宜,小商店根本无法与之竞争。