Compete,1.compete vt. 竞争,竞赛 eg. Although there were only 4 horses competing, it was an exciting race. 尽管只有四匹马比赛,但是这仍然是一场令人激动的比赛。 People competed to see who could work the fastest and best. 人们竞争是为了看看谁工作得最快最好。 2. compete against 和竞赛 eg . He is going to compete against his old rival in the second round. 在第二回合，他将与老对手竞争。 The young golfer has often competed against famous players, but so far he has always been beaten.这个高尔夫球选手经常和著名的选手比赛,但是，到目前为止他总是被打败。,3 .compete for 和争夺, 比赛夺取 eg. He was clever enough to compete for the mathematics scholarship. 他足够聪明，以至于他参加比赛获得了数学奖学金。 These young men competed for the silver medal.这些年轻人为银牌而竞争。 比较：compete for , compete against . for后面通常是人们要争取的东西,而against 后面通常是人们反对的东西。,4.compete with和竞争,竞赛 eg. Factories competed with each other in their production of agriculture equipment. 在农业设备生产方面，工厂相互之间竞争。 We cannt hope to comepete with so experienced a team. 我们不能指望和如此有经验的一个球队竞争。 Sometimes students and peasants compete with each other. 有时候，学生和农民相互之间进行竞争。,5.competition n. 竞争，不可数名词；竞赛，可数名词. Eg. Entrance requirements are extremely high and competition is stiff. 入学要求非常高，而且竞争很激烈。 There was keen competition between the various teams fighting for first place. 为了获得第一而竞争, 不同的球队之间的竞争是很猛烈的。 During the competitions , they exchanged experience with players from other countries. 在比赛期间,他们与来自其他国家的球员交流经验。 They conducted a friendly competition at the worksite. 他们在工作地点进行了一场友谊比赛。,6.in competition with 和竞赛 They found themselves in competition with people much more experienced than they were. 他们在和比他们更有经验的人比赛的时候发现了自我。 7.competitive adj. 竞争性的,竞赛的 Important posts are sometimes filled by competitive examinations. 重要的岗位经常充满了竞争性的考试 8.competitor n. 参加竞赛者,竞争者 Tell the competitors for the next race to come here. 叫参加下一轮比赛的到这儿来。,巩固练习 It is reported that fifteen runners from 8 countries will _ the 100-metre race. A.compete in B.compete for C.compete with D.compete over 解析：compete in“参加(比赛、竞争)“；compete for“角逐(奖牌、荣誉等)“。 答案：A,