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单词 compete
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compete
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v

In sports you compete against the opposing team. At work you compete for a promotion. With siblings, you compete for everything. Compete means to vie for a goal.
The urge to compete is universal and human, from kids who say "Race ya!," to great athletes who manage to achieve the impossible when faced with a worthy opponent. Some people are more inclined to compete than others. They are viewed as competitive and may be accused of turning everything into a competition.
WORD FAMILY
compete: competed, competes, competing, competition, competitive, competitor+/competition: competitions/competitive: competitively, competitiveness, noncompetitive, uncompetitive/competitor: competitors/noncompetitive: noncompetitively/uncompetitive: uncompetitively
USAGE EXAMPLES
Beyond defining its scope, there are competing ideas about what a convention should tackle.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
But Smith left Beard with the ingredients needed to compete in the Big 12.
Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017)
The distinction between fact and fiction was erased, creating a sprawling universe of competing claims.
New York Times(Dec 27, 2016)
v compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Syn|Hypo
contend, vie
go for, try for
make an attempt at achieving something
play
participate in games or sport
run off
decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff
race, run
compete in a race
rival
be the rival of, be in competition with
emulate
compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with
equal, match, rival, touch
be equal to in quality or ability
line up
take one's position before a kick-off
curl
play the Scottish game of curling
snooker
leave one's opponent unable to take a direct shot
revoke
fail to follow suit when able and required to do so
develop
move into a strategically more advantageous position
develop
move one's pieces into strategically more advantageous positions
die
to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player
misplay
play wrong or in an unskillful manner
start
play in the starting lineup
fumble
drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
volley
make a volley
unblock
play the cards of (a suit) so that the last trick on which a hand can follow suit will be taken by a higher card in the hand of a partner who has the remaining cards of a combined holding
replay
play again
cricket
play cricket
backstop
act as a backstop
fullback
play the fullback
quarterback
play the quarterback
cradle
run with the stick
exit
lose the lead
play out
play to a finish
field
play as a fielder
catch
be the catcher
bully off, face off
start a game by a face-off
tee off
strike a ball from the teeing ground at the start of a hole
ace
play (a hole) in one stroke
show
finish third or better in a horse or dog race
place
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
boat-race
participate in a boat race
horse-race
compete in a horse race
campaign, run
run, stand, or compete for an office or a position
complete, nail
complete a pass
outrival, outvie
be more of a rival than
gamble
play games for money
walk
give a base on balls to
bowl
engage in the sport of bowling
golf
play golf
bandy
toss or strike a ball back and forth
foul
commit a foul; break the rules
put out
retire
croquet
play a game in which players hit a wooden ball through a series of hoops
putt
hit a putt
speed skate
race on skates
seesaw, teeter-totter, teetertotter
ride on a plank
bid, call
make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands
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