competitive

adjective

/kəmˈpetətɪv/

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used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other竞争的
- competitive games/sports竞技性的比赛／体育运动
- Graduates have to fight for jobs in an increasingly competitive market.毕业生必须在竞争日益激烈的市场中争取工作。
- Those businesses are operating in an extremely competitive environment.那些企业是在竞争极其激烈的环境中经营的。
- The company has succeeded in a highly competitive industry.该公司在竞争激烈的行业中取得了成功。
Extra Examples
- a fiercely competitive sport具有激烈对抗性的体育运动
- A competitive approach to learning is discouraged.不鼓励竞争性的学习方法。
- It's a fiercely competitive market.这是一个竞争激烈的市场。
- Japan's banks face daunting competitive pressures.日本的银行面临着巨大的竞争压力。
Topics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1, Working lifeb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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(of a person人) trying very hard to be better than others努力竞争的；一心求胜的
- You have to be highly competitive to do well in sport these days.如今你必须有强烈的竞争意识才能在体育运动中取得好成绩。
opposite uncompetitive
Extra Examples
- a very competitive person竞争意识很强的人
- He had an assertive, competitive manner and asked all the right questions.他有一种自信、竞争的态度，问了所有正确的问题。
- He has a strong competitive streak.他有极为好强的一面。
- Her competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities in her game.她的好胜心经常盖过她比赛中的其他品质。
- The ‘heart-attack personality’ was described as aggressive, impatient, competitive, and ambitious.“心脏病发作型人格”被描述为好斗、急躁、好胜和雄心勃勃。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- become
- remain
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
preposition
- with
See full entry
as good as or better than others（与…）一样好的；（比…）更好的；有竞争力的
- a shop selling clothes at competitive prices (= as low as any other shop)在服装价格上有竞争力的商店
- to gain a competitive advantage over rival companies占有超越对手公司的竞争优势
- How do we maintain our competitive edge?我们如何保持竞争优势？
- What is your strategy for helping the company stay competitive in a global market?你如何帮助公司在全球市场保持竞争力？
- competitive with somebody/something We need to work harder to remain competitive with other companies.我们需要更加努力工作以便在与其他公司的竞争中不落下风。
Synonyms cheap
cheap
- competitive
- budget
- affordable
- reasonable
- inexpensive
These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.
- cheap costing little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices. 指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that something is of poor quality as well as low in price: a bottle of cheap perfume.
- competitive (of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices.指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力
- budget [only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service.（尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉
- affordable cheap enough for most people to afford.指多数人买得起或负担得来的
- reasonable (of prices) not too expensive.指价格不太高、公道的
- inexpensive (rather formal) cheap. 指不昂贵Inexpensive is often used to mean that something is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that something is of poor quality.
Patterns
- cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/rates
- cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services
Extra Examples
- We offer loans at competitive rates.我们以有竞争力的利率提供贷款。
- We aim to provide a first-rate competitive service.我们旨在提供一流的、有竞争力的服务。
- They sell quality computers at very competitive prices.他们以极具竞争力的价格出售高质量的电脑。
- They had gained a competitive advantage over rival companies.他们已经取得超越对手公司的竞争优势。
- highly competitive prices非常有竞争力的价格
- skills training to make our industries more competitive in world markets使我们各个行业在世界市场上更具竞争力的技能培训
- Investment in research is needed to keep Britain competitive with countries like Japan.要使英国保持与日本等国家的竞争力，就需要在研究方面进行投资。
Topics Businessb2