- 词义辨析
competition, contest, emulation, race
这组词共同的意思是“竞赛,竞争”。它们的区别在于:
1.race可用在大选中的竞争。
2.competition指在某项目或某次比赛中与对手所进行的“较量与竞争”,也可指“竞争的对手”。例如:
Competition between business firms keeps prices down.商业公司之间的竞争使价格下降。
At the Olympic Games our representatives were in competition with the best swimmers from all parts of the world.我们的代表队在奥运会上与世界各地的最佳游泳选手角逐。
3.emulation意为“竞赛”,多指抽象的竞争,指在相互仿效的情况下,形成赶超局面,以努力取胜的竞争。例如:
The workers in this factory work hard in emulation of the workers in other factories.这工厂的工人努力工作以赶超其他厂的工人。
The young man worked hard in emulation of his famous father.这位年轻人努力工作,要迎头赶上他出名的父亲。
4.contest多用于有评判委员会的“比赛”。例如:
The newspaper is now running an enormous scenario contest.这家报纸正在举办大型电影剧本创作竞赛。
He won the contest for the deputy leadership.他在副手竞争中获胜。
competition,contest,match
这些名词均有“比赛,竞争”之意。
competition多指体育运动中的各项比赛、角逐,也指知识、技巧等方面的竞赛。
contest多指在音乐、书法、演讲等方面所进行的比赛或竞争。其结果,由评判委员会裁决。
match通常指体育运动项目的比赛,隐含势均力敌意味。
- 速记技巧
词根词缀法
词根com-共同+-pet-寻求+-ition名词词尾,行为的过程或结果
- 近义词
- 反义词
- strugglev.奋斗;艰难行进;斗争;辩论;
- contentionn.看法,观点;争执;
- contestn.比赛,竞赛;(权利)争夺,竞争;
- 知识拓展
重要短语
market competition市场竞争
fierce competition激烈的竞争
intense competition激烈的竞争
fair competition公平竞争
- 双语例句 更多例句
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries.
这次比赛吸引了代表8个不同国家的500多名参赛者。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
At the calligraphy competition, people asked him to write a few characters.
书法比赛会上, 人们请他留字.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
My preference is that we ( should ) challenge the other groups to a friendly competition.
我喜欢向别的组挑战,来一个友谊竞赛.
《简明英汉词典》
In industry after industry, government bodies have erected bars to competition.
政府机构在一个又一个行业中设置了障碍以阻止竞争。
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Colour TV has been more aggressively promoted as more manufacturers have joined the competition.
由于更多的厂商参与竞争,推销彩色电视机的宣传更为激烈了.
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Competition can be healthy, but if it is pushed too far it can result in bullying.
竞争可以是良性的,但如果太过火,就可能造成以强凌弱。
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It's hard luck on those who were beaten in the first round of the competition.
那些在第一轮比赛中就遭到失败的人真是倒霉.
《简明英汉词典》
We'll decide on our team as and when we qualify for the competition.
我们等到有资格参加比赛时再来决定本队参赛人员.
《简明英汉词典》
British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs.
保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响.
《简明英汉词典》
There is huge competition among automakers to gain the attention of the public.
汽车制造商们为吸引公众而剧烈竞争.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
The film faces stiff competition for the Best Film nomination.
这部电影在角逐最佳影片提名时面临着激烈的竞争。
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Most of the amateur teams were eliminated from the competition in the first round.
大多数的业余队在第一轮比赛中就被淘汰了.
《简明英汉词典》
Jim bowed himself out of the competition when he learned who his opponent was.
吉姆得知谁是他的对手后,退出了比赛.
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In order to survive the competition a company should be proactive not reactive.
要在竞争中生存下来,公司不应该消极应变,而应当先发制人。
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An independent regulator will be appointed to ensure fair competition.
将会指定一个独立的管理机构来保证公平竞争。
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- 相关词组
- monopolistic competition垄断性竞争;
- lose a competition[体]比赛失败;
- market competition市场竞争;
- blind competition盲目竞争;
- open competition公开竞争;
- intense competition激烈的竞争;
- fair competition公平竞争;
- individual dressage competition[体]个人花式骑术比赛;
- ski jumping competition跳高滑雪比赛;
- friendly competition[体]友谊赛;
- free competition完全[自由]竞争;
- competition regulations[体]比赛条例;
- stiff competition激烈的竞争;
- fierce competition竞争激烈;
- unfair competition不合理竞争;
- bogey competition[体]标准击数与个人击数的比分赛;
- chess competitionn.棋赛;
- trade competition贸易竞争;
- diving competition跳水;
- show jumping competition跳跃赛;
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