英语词汇“compete”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

compete

释义

competecompete /kəmˈpit/ ●●● S3 W2 verb [intransitive]

ETYMOLOGYcompete

Origin: 1600-1700 Late Latin competere to try (with others) to get, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable

VERB TABLE

compete

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	compete
	he, she, it	competes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	competed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have competed
	he, she, it	has competed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had competed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will compete
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have competed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am competing
	he, she, it	is competing
	you, we, they	are competing
Past	I, he, she, it	was competing
	you, we, they	were competing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been competing
	he, she, it	has been competing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been competing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be competing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been competing

COLLOCATIONS► can’t compete with

Small, independent bookstores simply can’t compete with (=are unable to be more successful than) the big national chains.

► couldn’t compete with

Melinda knew she couldn’t compete with (=couldn’t be as successful as) her sister when it came to boys.

1BUSINESS to try to be more successful and sell more than another business: The company has to compete in the international marketplace.compete with/against Fruit juice drinks do not compete directly with alcoholic drinks.compete for The downtown stores compete for customers during the Christmas season.compete to do something Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract. Small, independent bookstores simply can’t compete with (=are unable to be more successful than) the big national chains.2PERSON/ANIMAL/PLANT science, biology to try to gain something, or to be better or more successful than someone else: compete for Sarah and Hannah are always competing for attention.compete against/with I had to compete against 19 other people for the job. The pythons are competing with native snakes for food. Melinda knew she couldn’t compete with (=couldn’t be as successful as) her sister when it came to boys.3IN A COMPETITION to take part in a competition or sports event: compete in/at How many runners are competing in the Boston Marathon?compete against Hodge will be competing against some of the world’s best swimmers.compete for Blair is competing for the starting quarterback position.4SOUND/SMELL if a sound or smell competes with another sound or smell, you can hear or smell both at the same time: compete with The songs of the birds competed with the sound of the church bells.[Origin: 1600–1700 Late Latin competere to try (with others) to get, from Latin, to come together, agree, be suitable]

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