“competition”主要意思是“竞争;比赛;竞赛”,在句中可作主语、宾语、定语等,用于描述在商业、体育、学术等领域中为达到某个目标而进行的相互较量活动,也可表示具体参与的比赛项目。
竞争:指不同个体、团体或组织之间为了获得某种资源、优势或目标而进行的相互较量、比拼的行为或状态。这种资源可以是市场份额、荣誉、奖励等。
比赛;竞赛:指有组织、有规则的,参与者为了争取胜利或好成绩而进行的活动,通常在体育、学术、艺术等领域较为常见。
作主语
“Competition in the market is getting fiercer every day.”(市场上的竞争日益激烈。)此句中,“competition”是句子的主语,表示市场竞争这一行为或状态。
“The competition was very tough, but our team still won.”(比赛非常艰难,但我们队还是赢了。)这里“competition”指具体的比赛项目,作为句子主语。
作宾语
“Many companies are trying to survive in the fierce competition.”(许多公司正努力在激烈的竞争中生存下来。)“competition”是动词“survive”的宾语,说明公司要努力应对的对象是竞争。
“He entered a lot of competitions to improve his skills.”(他参加了很多比赛以提高自己的技能。)“competitions”是动词“entered”的宾语,表示参加的具体活动。
作定语
“Competition products often have similar features.”(竞争产品通常具有相似的特点。)“competition”修饰名词“products”,表示这些产品是处于竞争关系中的产品。
“The competition atmosphere in the classroom was very intense.”(教室里的竞争氛围非常浓厚。)“competition”修饰名词“atmosphere”,说明氛围的性质是竞争氛围。
常用短语
in competition with:与……竞争。例如:“Our company is in competition with several other large firms.”(我们公司与另外几家大公司竞争。)
face fierce competition:面临激烈的竞争。例如:“Small businesses often face fierce competition in the market.”(小企业在市场上常常面临激烈的竞争。)
win/lose a competition:赢得/输掉比赛。例如:“She won the singing competition last year.”(她去年赢得了歌唱比赛。)“He lost the competition because of a small mistake.”(他因为一个小错误输掉了比赛。)