competition
翻译
竞争, 比赛, 竞赛
例句
She won the singing competition.
她赢得了歌唱比赛。
There is a lot of competition for jobs.
就业竞争非常激烈。
语法模式
((a/the competition)) (可数名词)比赛,竞赛 She entered a photography competition.
((competition for sth.)) (不可数名词)为某物的竞争 There is fierce competition for the prize.
近义词
同义词: contest, match, rivalry; 反义词: cooperation, collaboration
词源
源自拉丁语“competere”(共同努力),由“com-”(共同)和“petere”(寻求,努力)组成。
记忆技巧
想象一个人们通过“请愿(petition)”来“竞争(compete)”成为最好的情景。那就是“competition”(竞争)。