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词组 competition
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competition /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən, ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən $ ˌkɑːm-/ noun 1. an organized event in which people or teams compete against each otheradjectives/nouns + competitiona major/big competition She has won several major sports competitions.a national/nationwide competition He entered a nationwide competition to find the country’s best storyteller.an international competition Her oldest daughter has taken part in international competitions.an annual competition Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.a writing/painting/dancing etc competition Greg took part in the school public-speaking competition.a sports/football/basketball etc competition There is an increasing demand to watch sports competitions.a music/essay/poetry etc competition There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.an open competition (=that everyone can take part in) An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.a knock-out competition BrE (=in which if you lose one part, you are no longer in the competition) The singing contest is a knock-out competition, and no one wants to be the first to leave.a newspaper/magazine competition (=organized by a newspaper/magazine) I entered a newspaper competition for young writer of the year.an exciting competition This year’s competition has been very exciting.verbsenter a competition You must be over 16 to enter the competition.take part in a competition also participate in a competition formal Ten schools took part in the competition.win a competition I was really happy when I heard I had won the competition.come first/second/third etc in a competition Stuart came second in the swimming competition.have/hold a competition Each year the school holds a painting competition.run a competition (=organize it) The company is running a competition to come up with a new invention.launch a competition (=start it) We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.judge a competition (=decide who has won) A panel of five will judge the competition.withdraw from/retire from a competition (=not take part because you are no longer able to) He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.be disqualified from a competition (=not be allowed to continue in it because of doing something wrong) Anyone found taking drugs will be disqualified from the competition.put/knock sb out of a competition (=defeat someone so that they are no longer in a competition) They put us out of the competition in the semi-final last year.prepositionsbe in a competition She’s in a dancing competition this weekend.be out of a competition (=no longer be in a competition because you have been defeated) Our team scored the fewest points so we were out of the competition.a competition for sth There’s a competition for the best photograph.a competition between sb (and sb) We decided that a competition between the boys and girls would be fun.phrasesthe results of a competition The results of the competition will be announced on April 3rd.the winner of a competition Jane was the clear winner of the competition.the rules of a competition Make sure you understand the rules of the competition.a competition is open to sb (=used to say who can enter a competition) The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.THESAURUS: competition contest a competition in which people do an activity, and a group of judges decide the winner: a beauty contest | a contest to find America’s strongest man championship an important sports competition to find the best player or team in the world or in a particular area: She plans to compete in the European Athletics Championship. | Brazil went on to win the world championship. tournament a competition in a sport or game, in which many players or teams compete against each other until there is one winner: He won his first golf tournament when he was 19. quiz a competition in which people have to answer questions: My dad likes watching TV quiz shows. | In England, pub quizzes are very popular. | The teacher made us do a quiz. | The answers to the quiz are at the back of the book.part of a competition round one of the parts of a competition that you have to finish or win before you can go on to the next part: Henman lost in the second round of the competition. heat one of several races or competitions whose winners then compete against each other: She came second in her heat, with a time of 23.2 seconds.2. a situation in which people or organizations are trying to be more successful than othersadjectivesstrong/serious competition (=a lot of people, companies etc are competing) The company is facing strong competition in the market.stiff/tough/keen competition (=strong competition) There is stiff competition for places at the top universities.fierce/intense competition (=very strong) There is fierce competition between the three leading manufacturers.cut-throat competition (=very strong and unpleasant) The cut-throat competition in the airline industry kept prices low.fair/unfair competition Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices. | The government wants to protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.open competition (=everyone has a chance to be successful) We welcome open competition in the software market.healthy competition (=it is a good thing) There has always been healthy competition between the two athletes.friendly competition There’s nothing wrong with a little friendly competition.increasing/growing competition There is increasing competition for school places.verbsbe up against/face competition (=other people or organizations are competing with you) They are up against stiff competition.beat off/fight off competition (=be more successful than others) She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.go into competition with sb also enter into competition with sb (=start competing with them) He never forgave his business partner for breaking away and going into competition with him.create competition The proposals were intended to create more competition.encourage/stimulate competition They want to encourage greater competition in the banking sector.increase/reduce competition We need to increase choice and competition.competition increases/grows/intensifies It is likely that competition will grow in the next few months. | Recently, competition between the companies has intensified.prepositionscompetition for sth Competition for the job was intense.competition between sb (and sb) Sometimes there’s a lot of competition between brothers and sisters.competition among people/organizations This price reduction is due to competition among suppliers.competition from sb We face strong competition from foreign firms.be in competition with sb Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.phrasesin the face of competition (=in a situation where you are competing to be successful) They won the contract in the face of tough competition.
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