1、compete

（与…）争夺（以获取）

Kangaroos compete with sheep and cattle for sparse supplies of food and water.

袋鼠与牛羊争夺稀少的食物和水。

Schools should not compete with each other or attempt to poach pupils.

学校之间不应该相互竞争，也不应该企图挖走彼此的学生。

参加(比赛)

He will be competing in the London-Calais-London race.

他将参加伦敦至加来的航海往返赛。

Dubbed foreign language films will not be allowed to compete for best film.

外国译制片不得参加最佳影片的角逐。

2、present

现在的；目前的

He has brought much of the present crisis on himself.

目前的大部分危机都是他自己引起的。

the government's present economic difficulties.

政府当前的经济难题

现在；目前；现状

his struggle to reconcile the past with the present.

他为协调过去和现在所付出的努力。

continuing right up to the present.

一直持续到现在

目前；现在；眼下

There is no way at present of predicting which individuals will develop the disease.

目前还没有办法预测谁会得这种病。

At present children under 14 are not permitted in bars.

目前，14岁以下儿童不允许进酒吧。