如何表達(dá)競(jìng)爭(zhēng),可以用“compete”這個(gè)動(dòng)詞,意思是“競(jìng)賽; 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”,“比得上, 媲美”,如:
Who could compete in the Olympics? 什么樣人可以參加奧運(yùn)會(huì)?
These products are of high quality and able to compete internationally. 這些產(chǎn)品品質(zhì)很好, 在國(guó)際市場(chǎng)上有競(jìng)爭(zhēng)能力。
那么,想表達(dá)與某人,或某個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手競(jìng)爭(zhēng),或比得上競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手時(shí),可以在“compete”后面加一個(gè)介詞“with/against”,然后在“with/against”后面加上競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手就可以了:
We can’t compete against our overseas competitors.
我們工廠競(jìng)爭(zhēng)不過海外的對(duì)手。
The firm is too small to compete against large ones.
這家公司太小,不能與大公司抗衡。
You cannot compete with those postgraduates.
你無法和那些研究生競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
My handwriting cannot compete with his.
我的書法不及他。
We can compete with the best teams.
我們能與最好的團(tuán)隊(duì)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。
順便提一句, “compete”的名詞形式是”competition”, 當(dāng)我們形容競(jìng)爭(zhēng)很激烈時(shí),可以這樣來說: The competition is rather intense. 這場(chǎng)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)相當(dāng)激烈.