compete/kəmˋpit; kəmˈpiːt/v [I] to try to win something or to be more successful than someone else 争夺﹐竞争: +in Ten runners are competing in the race. 十名选手参加赛跑。+with/against We compete with teams from other villages. 我们与来自其他村的队竞争。Small firms cannot compete against large companies. 小公司无法与大公司竞争。+for The stores are competing for customers. 商店在争夺客源。