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。
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。
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词根com-共同+-pet-寻求+-ition名词词尾,行为的过程或结果
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
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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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.
来源:《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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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.
来源:《简明英汉词典》At the calligraphy competition, people asked him to write a few characters.
书法比赛会上, 人们请他留字.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》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.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》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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