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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

competition [kɔmpɪ'tɪʃən]
  1. 1. noun [u] (rivalry) (for job,position,between companies) 竞争
  2. 2. noun [c] (contest) 竞赛
    in competition with
    与…竞争

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

competition [ˌkɒmpɪˈtɪʃən]
  1. 1. n.[u] 竞争
    Competition between rival travel companies has always been intense.
    旅行社之间竞争一直都很激烈
    Business competition can be fiendish at times.
    有时商业竞争非常残酷的。
  2. 2. n.[c] 竞赛比赛
    This extra effort paid dividends when she won the school dancing competition.
    这些额外努力最终获得回报:她赢得学校舞蹈比赛
  3. 3. n.[u] 角逐争夺
    It has thus indirectly promoted fierce competition in international banking.
    因此,这间接促进国际银行市场激烈竞争
  4. 4. n.[c] 竞争对手
    He held off the competition to win the final.
    顶住对手进攻赢得决赛
    He wanted to know what the competition was doing.
    想知道对手在做什么

Collins English-English Dictionary

competition ["kɒmpɪ'tɪʃən]
  1. 1. n the act of competing; rivalry
  2. 2. n a contest in which a winner is selected from among two or more entrants
  3. 3. n a series of games, sports events, etc
  4. 4. n the opposition offered by a competitor or competitors
  5. 5. n a competitor or competitors offering opposition
  6. 6. n [ecology] the struggle between individuals of the same or different species for food, space, light, etc, when these are inadequate to supply the needs of all

Examples

She is being tipped to win the competition.
她非常有可能会赢得这场比赛。
She is the hot favorite to win the competition.
她是本场比赛最有希望夺冠的热门选手。
Who's running for the competition this year?
今年的大赛由谁来主办?
He needs new clothing for the competition.
他需要新的参赛服装。
Her singing during the final round of the competition was rather flat.
她在最后一轮比赛中用的降调演唱。

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