提到“竞争”一词,我们会想到compete、rival、contest、contend等词。
可是这些词之间意思看起来相近,可实际却有很大的差别。
今天我们一起来仔细了解这几个词吧!compete既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争,也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。
compete with [against] sb. for sth.与某人竞争而获得某物to compete with others for a prize为得奖与人竞争to compete with foreign businesses与外商竞争I can't compete with Sancorp's war chest.桑科资金雄厚,我难以匹敌。
contend为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力,强调拼搏。
也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。
contend with对付;与…作斗争The defense contended that the evidencewas inadmissible.被告方声称证据是不可接受的。
Many thinkers contend that melancholy is necessary in gaining wisdom.许多学者反映,长智商的必要条件之一是忧郁。
rival指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中,谁都想战胜或比得上对手put on a rival show唱对台戏rival commodities竞争商品,竞争品rival in love情敌No one could rival him in this respect.在这方面没有人能胜过他。
contest为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。
contest for为获得…而竞争contest mobility择优录取He was defeated in the speech contest.他在演讲比赛中被打败了。
It's like a diving contest or something.这好像潜水比赛似的。
I'm gonna lose the Christmas decorating contest.我要输掉圣诞节装饰比赛了。
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