compete [ kəm'pi:t ]

v.
基本义：竞争、对抗

The athletes vow to compete to their full capacity and with sportsmanship.
运动员宣示要赛出风格, 赛出水平。
Thirty people had to compete for only ten openings.
三十个人必须只为十个名额来竞争。
You cannot compete with those postgraduates.
你无法和那些研究生竞争。
We can't compete with them on price.
我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。
引申义：参加比赛（竞赛）
Five children competed in the race.
五个孩子参加赛跑。
Our school competes against many other schools in baseball.
我们学校常同许多其他学校进行垒球比赛。
He's hoping to compete in the London marathon.
他期盼着参加伦敦马拉松比赛。

【衍生词】
competition
n. 竞争、角逐
We won the contract in the face of stiff competition.
面对激烈的竞争，我们赢得了这份合同。
competitive
adj. 竞争的，有竞争力的
competitive games
竞技性比赛
competitor
n. 竞争者、对手
our main/major/nearest competitor
我们主要的竞争对手

【近义词】
rival
n. 对手, 竞争者
a rival in love
情敌
without a rival
无可匹敌, 无敌

【背句子记单词】
A good student should have the determination to compete for first place.
一个好学生要有争上游的决心。