| 单词 | competitive |
| 释义 | competitive (kəmpetɪtɪv ) 1. adjective B2 Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other. Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries. Japan is a highly competitive market system. Universities are very competitive for the best students. competitively adverb [ADVERB after verb] He's now back up on the slopes again, skiing competitively. 2. adjective B2 A competitive person is eager to be more successful than other people. He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. I'm a very competitive person and I was determined not to be beaten. Synonyms: ambitious, pushing, opposing, aggressive competitively adverb [ADVERB after verb] They worked hard together, competitively and under pressure. competitiveness uncountable noun I can't stand the pace, I suppose, and the competitiveness, and the unfriendliness. 3. adjective B2 Goods or services that are at a competitive price or rate are likely to be bought, because they are less expensive than other goods of the same kind. Homes for sale at competitive prices will secure interest from serious purchasers. ...a travel company specialising in amazingly competitive rates for flights. competitively adverb [ADVERB -ed, ADVERB after verb] ...a number of early Martin and Gibson guitars, which were competitively priced. competitiveness uncountable noun It is only on the world market that we can prove the competitiveness and quality of our goods. [+ of] Collocations: competitive contest Yet this was a competitive contest that made for a fine finish. Times, Sunday Times High weights have struggled too with only one victor lumping more than 11st 6lb to take this competitive contest. The Sun Back in this less competitive contest, he can return to form. Times, Sunday Times We've had eight runnings of this competitive contest now and there are some clear trends. The Sun When he was done, the game was over as a competitive contest. Times, Sunday Times The report cited a highly competitive cost structure, because of low-cost mining methods and excellent existing infrastructure. Times, Sunday Times It combines two of the key things we are looking for: competitive costs and a position in a fast-growing industry. Times, Sunday Times With competitive costs and rising assets, most people had a rising net worth. Times, Sunday Times Students without health insurance are compelled to buy into this particular program, but at competitive costs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now she wants to try her hand at some competitive cycling. Times, Sunday Times They also banned him for life from competitive cycling. The Sun Remarkably, he had no interest at all in competitive cycling until he was inspired to give it a try by the enthusiastic promptings of a neighbour. Times, Sunday Times Briefly, she considered giving up competitive cycling but how could she turn her back on what had been the purpose of her life? Times, Sunday Times He began competitive cycling in 1985 and his first national competition was in 1995. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After an acrimonious debate, the wording of the communiqué called on members to avoid only 'competitive devaluation' of currencies. Times, Sunday Times Policymakers there would welcome a competitive devaluation of the currency if they could secure it. Times, Sunday Times The former fail to adapt domestically and to their new global roles and tend towards competitive devaluation and credit expansion to maintain the status quo. Times, Sunday Times But as everyone knew in the 1930s, not every country can depreciate - and the urge to recover through devaluation sets off a game of competitive devaluation and trade retaliation. The Times Literary Supplement For several years after this global trade was disrupted by competitive devaluation and by retaliatory tariffs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So when we are handing out these state contracts, being a multinational megacorporation is, for once, a competitive disadvantage. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Dropping them would put an individual company at a competitive disadvantage. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Keeping ticket prices low puts us at a significant competitive disadvantage. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Europe has a bad habit of putting its companies at a competitive disadvantage globally. Times, Sunday Times (2013) They argue that this puts them at a competitive disadvantage and have been looking for ways to redress the balance. Times, Sunday Times (2009) In a fully deregulated globally competitive economy, minimum wages would be removed. Times, Sunday Times We need to create an increasingly open, collaborative, innovative and competitive economy. Times, Sunday Times It means business and government working together to build the most competitive economy in the world. Times,Sunday Times Vocational training has a key part to play in a competitive economy. Times, Sunday Times So that they can do their job - providing for families, protecting the vulnerable and underpinning a competitive economy... Times, Sunday Times Most independent schools have a competitive entry, and their students are highly intelligent. Times, Sunday Times Highly competitive entry, highly trained, highly knowledgeable, on a par with doctors, lawyers and others. Times, Sunday Times The system of competitive entry was a means to open up higher education to more candidates based on merit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The car was still a competitive entry despite its age, placing 9th out of over 46 entries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The system of competitive entry (based on merit) gave access to higher education in these institutions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of course, headline-grabbing claims of this kind make for good publicity in the commercially competitive environment of 'scientific' television journalism. Times, Sunday Times Whether we like it or not, barristers work in a competitive environment where our expertise needs to be explained. Times, Sunday Times He believes that the early mornings (and competitive environment) have helped him to adjust to life post-cycling. Times, Sunday Times It seemed like a competitive environment, but most importantly it was a meritocracy. Times, Sunday Times Employers demand workers with the knowledge and skills needed to secure success in today's increasingly competitive environment. Times, Sunday Times What they saw instead was a vastly diminished version, his stature greatly reduced by his dodgy back and lack of competitive golf in recent weeks. Times, Sunday Times So, with retirement beckoning, will she miss the cut and thrust of competitive golf? Times, Sunday Times He played hockey, competitive golf, basketball and volleyball. Globe and Mail He doesn't play competitive golf anymore. Globe and Mail After he retired from competitive golf, he became a well-regarded instructor, into his 90s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Firms in a perfectly competitive industry sell homogeneous products and are price takers. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) Consumers' surplus in the perfectly competitive industry equals areas. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995) The tariff can then be removed, leaving behind a viable and competitive industry. Collins Dictionary of Economics (1993) They have risen to the top in a highly competitive league and have the talent to sustain their position and thrive. Times, Sunday Times It's a hard, competitive league and you can't underestimate it. The Sun Inevitably, in the world's most competitive league, the youth products were going to run into heavy ground at some stage of a long, tough season. The Sun It's the most competitive league in the world and one of the biggest clubs in the world. Times, Sunday Times I played my first competitive league game at 23, this guy hasn't even reached 23 yet. Times, Sunday Times The following week he said he was taking an indefinite break until he could improve his game to a competitive level. The Sun It was only later that either of us contemplated doing it at any sort of competitive level. The Sun Not at the competitive level, at least. Globe and Mail At a competitive level the sport relies on the deep pockets of a wealthy patron who typically owns a string of ponies and hires professionals to play with him. Times, Sunday Times Anyone that has played soccer at the competitive level should call. Houston Chronicle They come with a rental guarantee of 7 per cent for two years, a not insignificant detail in a busy but competitive market. Times, Sunday Times In a competitive market, offering the agent a 'buyer's commission' can give you the edge. Times, Sunday Times In a competitive market, they have earned, and deserve, your patronage. The Sun I believe that consumers are served best by a properly competitive market. Times, Sunday Times Others are also fighting in the competitive market. Times, Sunday Times But one simple fact appears to demolish the argument that this amounts to a competitive marketplace. Times, Sunday Times But most importantly, franchises exist in a competitive marketplace for players. Times,Sunday Times Ambition, imagination and application should be every graduate's watchwords in this year's competitive marketplace. Times, Sunday Times In such a competitive marketplace for talent, it becomes everybody's responsibility to strive to retain high performers. Times, Sunday Times For any company, teaming up in a competitive marketplace offers greater economy of scale, allowing for useful cost efficiencies. Times, Sunday Times The stats read 17½ hours and 17 games without a goal in a competitive match. The Sun It feels like a long time since they have done that in a competitive match against opponents of the quality they will face this evening. Times, Sunday Times The referee managed to turn a competitive match into a bit of a dogfight, issuing nine yellow cards and incensing both sets of supporters. Times, Sunday Times The last time they achieved this feat in a competitive match was 20 months ago. The Sun Two goals in the space of six second-half minutes inflicted a fourth straight defeat in a competitive match. Times, Sunday Times There will be less likelihood of division because people will see themselves not in a competitive position, but in a complementary design. Christianity Today As we report on page 7, however, this regulatory straining has done almost nothing to change the competitive position. Times, Sunday Times But while doing that we have to remain in a competitive position. The Sun How can we achieve a truly dominant competitive position in this particular market? Times, Sunday Times Business logic concerns the sector or market each business competes in and the strength of its competitive position. Times, Sunday Times But we need to get buyers interested by going in at a competitive price. Times, Sunday Times With a new warranty you get comprehensive cover at a competitive price and even the most expensive repairs are taken care of. Times, Sunday Times There are a whole range of switching sites out there so check them out to make sure you get the most competitive price. The Sun In this case, the most competitive price turns out to be $1.4m (877,000). Times, Sunday Times They were soon rocketing thanks to the competitive price of the new boot in a retail economy that always has a keen eye for value. Times, Sunday Times Thanks to competitive pricing and firm overseas demand, international sales grew 75% a year, from 12.1m in 2009 to 37m in 2011. Times, Sunday Times Some competitors apparently are indulging in highly competitive pricing to keep their businesses running. Times, Sunday Times Competitive pricing means it's jumping at the weekend. Times, Sunday Times With competitive pricing, as always, there's never been a better time to shop. The Sun It has been hit by the continuing decline in doorstep deliveries, which fell 10 per cent last year, competitive pricing by supermarkets and rising costs. Times, Sunday Times I have never known a competitive process that could not test candidates until it found a winner. Times, Sunday Times These would operate as in democracies, with voting rights, competitive process (open elections with several candidates) and clearly defined voting rules. Times, Sunday Times This pushed up prices, was harmful to consumers and restricted the competitive process. Times, Sunday Times The top 50 employers we identify today should be applauded for having done so well in a very competitive process. Times, Sunday Times The theme tune was chosen through a competitive process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a result he was unable to offer a competitive product and his former clients deserted to competitors. Times, Sunday Times These features, unmatched by any competitive product, become the standard that other companies attempted to emulate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An upgrading training specifically on product quality for a more competitive product in the market had been conducted recently. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company gathers competitive product pricing information, branch experience measurements (mystery shopping), and consumer opinions in order to deliver market information, analysis, and targeted recommendations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The company said that the proposed changes would enable it to provide more competitive products to its customers. Times, Sunday Times With another reduction looming, it has never been more important to ensure that you are getting a competitive rate on your savings. Times, Sunday Times It has a competitive rate of 6.31 per cent, which falls by one percentage point after 12 months. Times, Sunday Times By paying in local currency, your bank will offer a much more competitive rate. Times, Sunday Times However, if you can put down a deposit you will have access to a greater range of deals and qualify for a more competitive rate. Times, Sunday Times Is there a price comparison website or other way of finding a more competitive rate? Times, Sunday Times From one perspective, the person comes off very well because they've found a means of coping with a competitive situation. Globe and Mail Essentially, a competitive situation always leads to an equilibrium solution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Further, it ignores the competitive situation brought about by the lower capital costs of future derivative air cargo aircraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This has resulted in an ever-tougher competitive situation on many markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This can increase your luck in all kinds of competitive situations, whether you are aiming to win a prize, a job, or someone's love. The Sun Your competitive spirit makes you the one to watch at work. The Sun She was an indomitable optimist with a fierce competitive spirit. Christianity Today First, the real extent of someone's inner energies, intellectual curiosity and competitive spirit. Times, Sunday Times But let us not doubt their integrity or competitive spirit. Times, Sunday Times That diminutive build also hides a fierce competitive spirit — and an absolute hatred of losing. The Sun He was also a competitive swimmer and for many years took part in provincial summer games as an athlete, coach and volunteer. Globe and Mail I was a competitive swimmer from the age of ten to 19 and too much muscle on a 6ft 6in frame would not be very functional for a swimmer. Times, Sunday Times Her love for swimming led her to become a competitive swimmer, competing against dozens of international schools in the country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A competitive swimmer at county level, she also holds a qualification in sports therapy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After a two-month hospitalization, he experienced a surprising full recovery attributed largely to his superb physical condition as a competitive swimmer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The supporters would settle for a competitive team. Times, Sunday Times His aim was to form a competitive team to play at a national level and assist the regional development of touch rugby. Times, Sunday Times Ministers have pressed for more competitive team sports in schools, such as football, rugby, hockey or netball. Times, Sunday Times It sounds a lot like the experience of playing competitive team sport. Times, Sunday Times Successive governments have allowed competitive team sports to be watered down and school playing fields to be sold off. Times, Sunday Times When was the last time you played a competitive tennis match? Times, Sunday Times This was real, competitive tennis, with high-quality hitting, moving and, at times, tactical variation. Times, Sunday Times The list includes running, fast jogging, competitive tennis, aerobics, hill cycling and fast dancing. The Sun Bristling with energy, he was a keen golfer and competitive tennis player. Times, Sunday Times By the next year, his poor eyesight had forced him completely out of competitive tennis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They failed to see, or incorrectly discounted, the competitive threat of the low-cost airlines, who savaged their business. Times, Sunday Times The group was forced to abandon the notion and looked instead at helping primary schools, which are smaller and not a potential competitive threat. Times, Sunday Times This time round, the ante has been upped by an extra competitive threat that was in its infancy last time - budget hotel chains. Times, Sunday Times Greater numbers of popular, high-achieving schools without fees would pose a competitive threat to mid-market private schools. Times, Sunday Times For this reason they may represent a competitive threat to resident species, which typically have lower mobility and are more specialised in habitat require-ments. Times, Sunday Times It will be their first experience of a competitive tournament on another continent and none will have played at altitude and in extreme heat before. The Sun There have been several incidents in the history of competitive tournament chess where a player has lost on time forfeit by doing something irrational at the crucial moment. Times, Sunday Times He played in the celebrity pro-am on the day before the competitive tournament and hosted a charity concert during the week of the tournament. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each of the 12 permit holders was to represent an equal number of registered players, making for a fairer, more competitive tournament. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 2009, tournament's second year saw a bigger and more competitive tournament, including the addition of two international teams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Then her love life may become rather fitful, given the long hours in her competitive world. Times, Sunday Times (2009) The competitive world of haute cuisine has claimed another victim with the suicide of a chef whose restaurant was recently named the best in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It is a highly competitive world, with only four participants of any size. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Welcome to the fiercely competitive world of miniature golf. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The only things that are known are that taxpayers will pay for subsidies to wind, sun and other forms of power generation that are not economically competitive. Times, Sunday Times Will alternative energy sources become economically competitive? Times, Sunday Times Any solution must be economically competitive. Times, Sunday Times We cannot hope to be economically competitive in an increasingly globalised world unless we solve some of the structural and cultural problems in our education system. Times, Sunday Times Zero emission alternatives are already available and, were it not for red diesel, economically competitive. Times, Sunday Times Finally, it operates in extremely competitive markets, where both local and international banks pose a challenge. Times, Sunday Times Hopefully, moving forward, we'll be extremely competitive because we'll have the finances in place. Times, Sunday Times However, trading has continued to be difficult in an extremely competitive retail market. Times, Sunday Times Suddenly, though, something old and recognisable and extremely competitive has been pulled together. Times, Sunday Times Pilots tend to be extremely competitive, he points out. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Little wonder that the world of frozen yoghurt is fiercely competitive. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Not that this stops them being fiercely competitive with each other. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They are fiercely competitive and offer lower prices year after year. The Sun (2010) They will always be fiercely competitive up front and totally committed in defence. The Sun (2012) It is fiercely competitive, but it is brutal and it leaves strong teams at risk of missing out. Times, Sunday Times (2016) In a fully deregulated globally competitive economy, minimum wages would be removed. Times, Sunday Times The envisaged economy could only be globally competitive if it was producing worldclass research findings, knowledge which could be transferred, by financial alchemy, into prosperity. Times, Sunday Times Ministers understand that universities contribute hugely to the nation's economic success, in imparting the skills and developing the agile and analytical minds needed in today's globally competitive economy. Times, Sunday Times The trend illustrates the scale of investment needed to stay ahead in the globally competitive higher education sector and the power of top universities to attract large-scale investment. Times, Sunday Times We live in a globally competitive world. Times, Sunday Times It is particularly sensitive to public opinion, operating in a highly competitive consumer market. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Needless to say, this will be a highly competitive series. Outlook India (2005) It also operates in highly competitive markets where brand loyalty cannot be guaranteed. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We are all highly competitive people but if you take it too seriously you don't perform as well. Times, Sunday Times (2016) As it is we have jointly clocked up more than 100 years of continuous employment in a highly competitive industry. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But as the field becomes increasingly competitive, commercial considerations have become more commonplace. Times, Sunday Times In an increasingly competitive world we must earn everything and recognise that our history, however great, entitles us to nothing. Times, Sunday Times The letter and parcel delivery sector has become increasingly competitive since the postal service was deregulated in 2006. The Sun Employers demand workers with the knowledge and skills needed to secure success in today's increasingly competitive environment. Times, Sunday Times I've managed to land a dream job in an increasingly competitive market. The Sun People in television and film are incredibly competitive. Times, Sunday Times We were incredibly competitive and always arguing about who was the best snooker player, or the best tennis player, or who had the best clothes. Times, Sunday Times It's also incredibly competitive with teams and drivers competing at such a high level. The Sun We know this will be an incredibly competitive game. Times, Sunday Times Eyebrow threading and incredibly competitive prices. Times, Sunday Times They moan all the time, and they are intensely competitive. Times, Sunday Times Two strikingly different films depict adolescents thrust into intensely competitive environments, facing long odds to try to attain a dream and build a life. Christianity Today It said profit margins might rise in the intensely competitive mortgage market in the second half of the year. Times, Sunday Times It can be intensely competitive or highly co-operative. Times, Sunday Times Can it do the same in the mature - and intensely competitive - mobile phone market? Times, Sunday Times Of course, highly qualified business leaders are highly paid in an internationally competitive environment. Times, Sunday Times And to achieve that, we must remain internationally competitive. Times, Sunday Times Nowadays science and engineering degrees do need three or even four years in university to be internationally competitive. Times, Sunday Times Our farmers went through the transition [to no subsidies], they are internationally competitive. Times, Sunday Times Manufacturing bosses said that rising energy prices would make them less internationally competitive. Times, Sunday Times You also might have an overly competitive and materialistic streak. The Sun It's mildly competitive without being overly competitive. Times, Sunday Times He added that conditions in the motor insurance market were 'overly competitive'. Times, Sunday Times And you can also be overly competitive in a fitness project. The Sun I am so overly competitive. Times, Sunday Times Yet the financial system falls well short of a truly competitive market. Times,Sunday Times Yet a truly competitive market would give individuals a greater prospect of saving money by switching supplier. Times, Sunday Times They must make the industry, in other words, truly competitive. Times, Sunday Times Invest in truly competitive products and innovative technologies, especially fuel-saving, that may not come for years. Times, Sunday Times To solve the energy industry's problems we need a truly competitive market, an effective regulator and a government committed to helping the most disadvantaged customers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 竞争的 Japanese: 競争的な |
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