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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 992 COCA: 1345

competition

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competition /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/ noun
plural competitions
competition
/ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/
noun
plural competitions
Learner's definition of COMPETITION
[noncount]
: the act or process of trying to get or win something (such as a prize or a higher level of success) that someone else is also trying to get or win : the act or process of competing竞争;角逐
: actions that are done by people, companies, etc., that are competing against each other竞争(行为)
often + from
the competition : a person or group that you are trying to succeed against : a person or group that you are competing with竞争者;竞争对手
◊ Someone or something that has no competition is much better than others.无竞争对手
[count] : a contest in which people try to win by being better, faster, etc., than others : an event in which people compete竞赛;比赛
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 992 COCA: 1345

competition

noun

com·​pe·​ti·​tion ˌkäm-pə-ˈti-shən How to pronounce competition (audio)
1
: the act or process of competing : rivalry: such as
a
: the effort of two or more parties acting independently to secure the business of a third party by offering the most favorable terms
contractors in competition for the contract to build the new school
b
: active demand by two or more organisms or kinds of organisms for some environmental resource in short supply
the interspecies competition for food
2
: a contest between rivals
a gymnastics competition
also : one's competitors
faced tough competition

Example Sentences

Prices are lower when there is competition among the stores. Don't let the competition know our trade secrets. They had a competition to see who could sell the most lemonade.
Recent Examples on the Web History shows that these great commons are inevitably a source of competition and conflict, not voluntary cooperation. Arthur Herman, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Akron’s roster is still not ready to compete against FBS competition, especially high-end Power 5 teams. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 Their biggest competition: the Buccaneers, whom the Saints have dominated in the regular season, winning seven of the last eight matchups. New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 Between the new competition, soaring fuel prices, supply chain issues and the price of gold being down, the stakes have never been higher. Emily Strohm, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Be there for some of the best in cowboy events, including the Xtreme Bulls competition, barrel racing, and team roping, as well as the community parade, barbecues and plenty of live music. Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2022 Contests will include beer stein-holding, a best dressed competition, hammershlagen and more, according to Discover Brookfield's website. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Covid-19 funding deals marked the continuation of a pre-pandemic trend that has seen larger systems swallow up smaller players in pursuit of greater market share, reduced competition, and higher profits. Elizabeth Mitchell And Mike Thompson, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022 His competition, 25-year-old right-hander Logan Gilbert, twirled six scoreless innings for the Seattle Mariners. Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin competition-, competitio, from Latin competere — see compete

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of competition was in 1579
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 992 COCA: 1345
competition

noun¹

1event in which people try to win sth比賽ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPETITION | COMPETITION + VERB | COMPETITION + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEinternational, national國際/全國比賽major, prestigious重大的/極負盛名的比賽wines that won medals at major wine competitions在葡萄酒大賽中獲獎的葡萄酒knockout淘汰賽sporting, sports (NAmE) 體育比賽bodybuilding, dancing, piano, etc.健美、舞蹈、鋼琴等比賽VERB + COMPETITIONwin贏得比賽She won an international dancing competition.她在一項國際舞蹈比賽中獲勝。lose輸掉比賽have, hold, launch, stage舉行比賽We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the fastest.我們打算比一比,看誰游得最快。organize組織比賽enter, take part in參加比賽withdraw from退出比賽dominate控制比賽The American women dominated the competition, winning all the events.美國女子選手在比賽中佔盡風頭,包攬了所有項目的金牌。judge評判比賽sponsor贊助比賽COMPETITION + VERBtake place比賽舉行be open to sb比賽允許某人參加The competition is open to all readers of the magazine.該雜誌的所有讀者都可以參加這次競賽。COMPETITION + NOUNwinner競賽獲勝者entry參賽者committee競賽委員會PREPOSITIONin a/the competition在比賽中I won the car in a competition.我在一次比賽中贏得了這輛汽車。competition between⋯之間的比賽a competition between the best teams in the country國內頂級隊伍之間的比賽competition for為⋯的比賽a competition for the best chef最佳廚師比賽
competition

noun²

2trying to achieve the same thing/gain an advantage競爭ADJECTIVE | VERB + COMPETITION | COMPETITION + VERB | COMPETITION + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEcut-throat, fierce, intense, keen, serious, severe, stiff, strong, tough殘酷無情的競爭;激烈的競爭;強有力的競爭intense competition for the contract為贏得這項合同而進行的激烈競爭growing, heightened, increased, increasing愈演愈烈的競爭;加劇的競爭direct直接競爭Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector.公立教育與私人教育直接競爭。head-to-head正面的競爭There is head-to-head competition in production and distribution.生產和經銷方面存在正面交鋒。fair, free, healthy, open公平競爭;自由競爭;正當的競爭;公開的角逐unfair不公平競爭friendly友好的競爭Their rivalry had been one of friendly competition.他們的對抗曾經是一種友好的競爭形式。domestic, local國內/地方競爭foreign, global, international, overseas國外/全球/國際/海外競爭economic經濟競爭VERB + COMPETITIONbe up against, face面對競爭go into展開競爭to go into competition with British Telecom與英國電信公司展開競爭beat off, fight off, see off (BrE) 擊退競爭to fight off competition from overseas companies擊退來自外國公司的競爭create, encourage, foster, introduce, promote, provide, stimulate引起/鼓勵/促成/引入/促進/提供/刺激競爭policies aimed at fostering greater competition in the industry旨在促成行業內更大競爭的政策increase, intensify增強/加劇競爭This intensified the competition for the same investors' funds.這加劇了爭取相同投資者資金的競爭。limit, minimize, prevent, reduce, stifle限制/最小化/防止/減少/遏制競爭eliminate消除競爭COMPETITION + VERBexist競爭存在Fierce competition exists between schools in the area.在該地區學校間存在激烈的競爭。heat up, intensify競爭升溫/加劇Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking.競爭在加劇,而銷售額在萎縮。COMPETITION + NOUNlaws競爭法PREPOSITIONagainst competition通過競爭They won the order against fierce international competition.他們在激烈的國際競爭中贏得了訂單。in competition with與⋯競爭We are in competition with some very large companies.我們在與一些非常大的公司競爭。in the face of competition面對競爭The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.面對來自石油公司的激烈競爭,天然氣公司不得不進行裁員。competition among, competition between⋯之間的競爭There is a lot of competition between rival airlines.航空公司對手之間競爭激烈。competition for為⋯的競爭competition from來自⋯的競爭We face strong competition from other countries.我們面臨來自其他國家的強有力競爭。
competition

noun³

3the people who are competing against someone競爭者VERB + COMPETITIONoutperform表現上勝過競爭對手This car consistently outperforms the competition.這輛車的性能始終未被超越過。blow away, crush, destroy打敗對手Bertram blew away the competition and won the race in record time.伯特倫擊敗對手,贏得了賽跑比賽,而且破了紀錄。

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