com‧pe‧ti‧tion S2 W1 / kɒmpətɪʃ ə n, kɒmpɪtɪʃ ə n $ kɑm- / 名词
1 [不可数名词] a situation in which people or organizations try to be more successful than other people or organizations → compete , competitor
competition for
Competition for the job was intense.
competition between/among
Sometimes there’s a lot of competition between children for their mother’s attention.
This price reduction is due to competition among suppliers.
competition in
competition in the automobile industry
fierce/stiff/intense etc competition
There is fierce competition between the three leading soap manufacturers.
be in competition with somebody/something
Government departments are in direct competition with each other for limited resources.
in the face of competition (from somebody/something) (= in a situation where you are competing with someone or something )
Small grocery stores are going out of business in the face of stiff competition from the large supermarket chains.
2 [单数形式，不可数] the people or groups that are competing against you, especially in business or in a sport → compete , competitor :
Going to trade fairs is an ideal opportunity to size up the competition .
no/not much/little etc competition (= no one who is likely to be better than you )
Jones is certain to win the race; there’s just no competition.
a lot of/considerable/fierce etc competition
The team overcame fierce competition for their place in the finals.
foreign/international competition (= companies from other countries that you are competing with )
Japanese PC makers now face foreign competition in their home market.
3 [可数名词] an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other → competitor :
a photography competition
competition to do something
a competition to find a designer for the new building
Teams from high schools all over the state have entered the competition.
With France out of the competition, England have a great chance to win.
COLLOCATIONS
动词
face competition (from somebody) Website designers face increasing competition.
beat off/fight off competition She beat off competition from dozens of other candidates to get the job.
形容词
strong/serious competition The company is facing strong competition in the market.
stiff//tough/fierce/intense/keen competition (= strong competition ) There is stiff competition for places at the best universities.
cut-throat competition (= very strong competition ) The cutthroat competition in the airline industry kept prices low for many years.
increasing/growing competition the growing competition between banks
fair competition Fair competition offers the best guarantee of good services and low prices.
unfair competition This will protect the industry from unfair competition from abroad.
open competition (= a situation that offers anyone a chance to be successful ) We welcome open competition in the software market.
短语
in the face of competition (= in a situation where you are competing to be successful ) They won the contract in the face of tough competition.
COLLOCATIONS
动词
take part in a competition Ten schools took part in the competition.
enter a competition You must be over 16 to enter the competition.
win a competition Lucy was thrilled to hear that she had won the short-story 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 an inventions competition with a first prize of £1,000.
launch a competition (= start it ) We’re launching a competition to find the best young designer.
judge a competition (= decide who has won it ) A panel of five will judge the competition.
withdraw from a competition (= not take part, when you had planned to ) He had to withdraw from the competition because of an injury.
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.
put/knock somebody 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.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + competition
a football/music/essay etc competition There’s a music competition in the town on June 12th.
a writing/painting/dancing etc competition Greg won the school public-speaking competition.
a sporting/sports competition There is an increasing demand to watch sporting competitions.
a national/international/European etc competition Her oldest daughter has taken part in national competitions.
an annual competition Last year he won the magazine’s annual photo competition.
an open competition (= that everyone can take part in ) An open competition is to be held at the tennis club.
a knock-out competition British English (= in which if you lose a game, you are no longer in the competition )
a newspaper competition (= organized by and advertised in a newspaper ) I entered a newspaper competition for young photographer of the year.
短语
the result of a competition The result of the competition will be an 名词 ced 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 somebody (= used to say who can enter a competition ) The competition is open to artists between 16 and 25 years old.
THESAURUS
competition an organized event in which people or teams compete against each other, especially in order to win a prize : My sister entered a dance competition. | The winner of the competition will be an 名词 ced in June.
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 : 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 : a golf tournament
quiz a competition in which people have to answer questions : a TV quiz show
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.