competition

noun

OPAL W

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/

/ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn/

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[countable] an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something
- a design/an art/a talent competition
- an international/a national competition
- Hundreds of schools entered the competition.
- She's won a prestigious singing competition.
- in a competition He won fourth place in the competition.
- a competition to do something a competition to design the new Parliament building
Wordfinder
- closing date
- competition
- disqualify
- judge
- prize
- round
- runner-up
- submit
- tiebreaker
- winner
Extra Examples
- There will be a painting competition for children of different age groups.
- They twice won the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe.
- I encouraged her to enter the essay competition.
- wines that won medals at major wine competitions
- a competition for the best chef
- a competition between the best teams in the country
- We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the fastest.
- The competition is open to all readers of the magazine.
- The American women dominated the competition, winning all the events.
- I won the car in a competition.
- She won an international dancing competition.
Topics Sports: other sportsa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- international
- national
- major
- …
verb + competition
- win
- lose
- have
- …
competition + verb
- take place
- be open to somebody
competition + noun
- winner
- entry
- committee
- …
preposition
- in a/the competition
- competition between
- competition for
- …
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[uncountable] a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have
- stiff/fierce/intense/tough competition
- competition between A and B competition between two similar products
- competition among somebody/something The government said the new laws would enhance competition among banks.
- competition for something competition for resources/jobs/food, etc.
- competition to do something competition to secure a place on the course
- competition from somebody/something The firm is facing stiff competition from its online rivals.
- in competition with somebody/something Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector.
- in competition with somebody/something for something We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.
- in competition with somebody/something to do something The programme puts two couples in competition with each other to redecorate one another's homes.
Extra Examples
- Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking.
- We won the contract in the face of tough competition.
- Fierce competition exists between schools in the area.
- The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.
- Their rivalry had been one of friendly competition.
- There is a lot of competition between rival airlines.
- There is head-to-head competition in production and distribution.
- They won the order against fierce international competition.
- This intensified the competition for the same investors' funds.
- We are in competition with some very large companies.
- We face strong competition from other countries.
- intense competition for the contract
- policies aimed at fostering greater competition in the industry
- to fight off competition from foreign firms
- to go into competition with British Telecom
- The company is having to lay off workers in the face of stiff competition.
- There is now intense competition between schools to attract students.
Topics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cut-throat
- fierce
- intense
- …
verb + competition
- be up against
- face
- go into
- …
competition + verb
- exist
- heat up
- intensify
- …
competition + noun
- laws
preposition
- against competition
- in competition with
- in the face of competition
- …
See full entry
the competition
[singular + singular or plural verb] the people who are competing against somebody
- We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.
- This car consistently outperforms the competition.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + competition
- outperform
- blow away
- crush
- …
See full entry

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio(n-) ‘rivalry’, from competere ‘strive for’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.

单词	competition
释义	competition noun OPAL W /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn/ jump to other results [countable] an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something a design/an art/a talent competition an international/a national competition Hundreds of schools entered the competition. She's won a prestigious singing competition. in a competition He won fourth place in the competition. a competition to do something a competition to design the new Parliament building Wordfinder closing date competition disqualify judge prize round runner-up submit tiebreaker winner Extra Examples There will be a painting competition for children of different age groups. They twice won the European Cup, a knockout competition between the top teams in Europe. I encouraged her to enter the essay competition. wines that won medals at major wine competitions a competition for the best chef a competition between the best teams in the country We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the fastest. The competition is open to all readers of the magazine. The American women dominated the competition, winning all the events. I won the car in a competition. She won an international dancing competition. Topics Sports: other sportsa2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective international national major … verb + competition win lose have … competition + verb take place be open to somebody competition + noun winner entry committee … preposition in a/the competition competition between competition for … See full entry [uncountable] a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that not everyone can have stiff/fierce/intense/tough competition competition between A and B competition between two similar products competition among somebody/something The government said the new laws would enhance competition among banks. competition for something competition for resources/jobs/food, etc. competition to do something competition to secure a place on the course competition from somebody/something The firm is facing stiff competition from its online rivals. in competition with somebody/something Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector. in competition with somebody/something for something We are in competition with four other companies for the contract. in competition with somebody/something to do something The programme puts two couples in competition with each other to redecorate one another's homes. Extra Examples Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking. We won the contract in the face of tough competition. Fierce competition exists between schools in the area. The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil. Their rivalry had been one of friendly competition. There is a lot of competition between rival airlines. There is head-to-head competition in production and distribution. They won the order against fierce international competition. This intensified the competition for the same investors' funds. We are in competition with some very large companies. We face strong competition from other countries. intense competition for the contract policies aimed at fostering greater competition in the industry to fight off competition from foreign firms to go into competition with British Telecom The company is having to lay off workers in the face of stiff competition. There is now intense competition between schools to attract students. Topics Sports: other sportsb1, Businessb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective cut-throat fierce intense … verb + competition be up against face go into … competition + verb exist heat up intensify … competition + noun laws preposition against competition in competition with in the face of competition … See full entry the competition [singular + singular or plural verb] the people who are competing against somebody We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference. This car consistently outperforms the competition. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + competition outperform blow away crush … See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio(n-) ‘rivalry’, from competere ‘strive for’, from com- ‘together’ + petere ‘aim at, seek’.
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