- [countable]
an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something 比赛；竞赛 a design/an art/a talent competition 设计/艺术/才艺竞赛 an international/a national competition 国际/国内比赛 Hundreds of schools entered the competition. 数百所学校参加了比赛。 She's won a prestigious singing competition. 她赢得了一场著名的歌唱比赛。 - in a competition
He won fourth place in the competition. 他在比赛中获得第四名。 - a competition to do something
a competition to design the new Parliament building 设计新议会大楼的竞赛
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsa2There will be a painting competition for children of different age groups. 将为不同年龄组的孩子举行绘画比赛。 They twice won the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe. 他们两次赢得欧洲杯，这是欧洲顶尖球队之间的淘汰赛。 I encouraged her to enter the essay competition. 我鼓励她参加作文比赛。 wines that won medals at major wine competitions 在葡萄酒大赛中获奖的葡萄酒 a competition for the best chef 最佳厨师比赛 a competition between the best teams in the country 国内顶级队伍之间的比赛 We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the fastest. 我们打算比一比，看谁游得最快。 The competition is open to all readers of the magazine. 这本杂志的所有读者都可参加这次比赛。 The American women dominated the competition, winning all the events. 美国女子选手在比赛中占尽风头，包揽了所有项目的金牌。 I won the car in a competition. 我在一次比赛中赢得了这辆汽车。 She won an international dancing competition. 她在一项国际舞蹈比赛中获胜。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- international
- national
- major
- …
- win
- lose
- have
- …
- take place
- be open to somebody
- winner
- entry
- committee
- …
- in a/the competition
- competition between
- competition for
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a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have 竞争；角逐 stiff/fierce/intense/tough competition 激烈的竞争 - competition between A and B
competition between two similar products 两种相似产品之间的竞争 - competition among somebody/something
The government said the new laws would enhance competition among banks. 政府表示，新法律将增强银行间的竞争。 - competition for something
competition for resources/jobs/food, etc. 争夺资源/工作/食物等。 - competition to do something
competition to secure a place on the course 争夺球场位置的竞争 - competition from somebody/something
The firm is facing stiff competition from its online rivals. 该公司正面临来自在线竞争对手的激烈竞争。 - in competition with somebody/something
Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector. 公立教育与私人教育直接竞争。 - in competition with somebody/something for something
We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. 我们在与其他四家公司竞争这项合同。 - in competition with somebody/something to do something
The programme puts two couples in competition with each other to redecorate one another's homes. 这个项目让两对夫妇互相竞争重新装修彼此的房子。
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking. 竞争在加剧，而销售额在萎缩。 We won the contract in the face of tough competition. 面对激烈的竞争，我们赢得了合同。 Fierce competition exists between schools in the area. 在该地区学校间存在激烈的竞争。 The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil. 面对来自石油公司的激烈竞争，天然气公司不得不进行裁员。 Their rivalry had been one of friendly competition. 他们的对抗曾经是一种友好的竞争形式。 There is a lot of competition between rival airlines. 航空公司对手之间竞争激烈。 There is head-to-head competition in production and distribution. 生产和经销方面存在正面交锋。 They won the order against fierce international competition. 在激烈的国际竞争下，他们赢得了这份订单。 This intensified the competition for the same investors' funds. 这加剧了争取相同投资者资金的竞争。 We are in competition with some very large companies. 我们在与一些非常大的公司竞争。 We face strong competition from other countries. 我们面临来自其他国家的激烈竞争。 intense competition for the contract 为赢得这项合同而进行的激烈竞争 policies aimed at fostering greater competition in the industry 旨在促成行业内更大竞争的政策 to fight off competition from foreign firms 击退了来自外国公司的竞争 to go into competition with British Telecom 与英国电信公司展开竞争 The company is having to lay off workers in the face of stiff competition. 面对激烈的竞争，这家公司不得不裁员。 There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. 现在学校之间为了招揽学生展开了激烈竞争。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- cut-throat
- fierce
- intense
- …
- be up against
- face
- go into
- …
- exist
- heat up
- intensify
- …
- laws
- against competition
- in competition with
- in the face of competition
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- the competition[singular + singular or plural verb]
the people who are competing against somebody 竞争者；对手 We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference. 我们可以在会上对竞争对手进行估量。 This car consistently outperforms the competition. 这辆车的性能始终未被超越过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + competition- outperform
- blow away
- crush
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio(n-) ‘rivalry’, from competere ‘strive for’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.