不及物動詞：競爭、爭奪、媲美、勝任
常見搭配詞：
- compete with / against
與…競爭 (通常不用進行式) - compete for
為得到…而競爭 - compete in the race / marathon
參加比賽 / 馬拉松 - compete to do something
為了做…而競爭 - A can’t compete with B
A無法跟B媲美 (競爭不了)
例句：
- Small grocery stores can’t compete with supermarkets.
小雜貨店無法跟超市競爭 - He competed with his rival for the gold medal.
為了贏得金牌，他跟對手競爭激烈 - She is not competing in the race.
她不參加賽跑 - Several companies, including BBA, are competing to get the contract.
許多公司，包括BBA，為了得到合約而競爭 - These boys are always competing for their mother’s attention.
在媽媽面前，這些男孩總是在爭寵 - Students nowadays have to compete more and more to get into a good college.
為了進入好的大學，今日的學生需要更努力競爭 - It is extremely difficult for small bookstores to compete with national chains and online retailers.
小書店要跟國內連鎖書店和網路零售店競爭，幾乎是不可能的
同義詞：
- contend 競爭 vi. 隱含競爭雙方實力相當，所以競爭十分緊張
- contest 競爭、爭奪、角逐 vt. 注意，contest 是及物動詞。(在競爭中毫無保留，以戰勝對方)
- rival 可與…相媲美、比得上 vt. 注意，rival 是及物動詞
衍生字：
- competent 能幹的、稱職的 adj.
- competence 能力、才能、水準 n.
- competency 技能、本領 n.
- competition 競爭、比賽 n.
- competitor 參賽者、競爭者 n.
- competitive 競爭的、競賽的、好勝的、具有競爭力的 adj.
- competitively 競爭地 adv.
- competitiveness 競爭力、進取心、好勝心 n.
