competition

• n. 竞争；比赛，竞赛

来自compete, 竞争。

competition (n.)

c. 1600, "action of competing," from Latin competitionem (nominative competitio) "agreement, rivalry," noun of action from past participle stem of competere (see compete). Meaning "a contest for something" is from 1610s. Sense of "rivalry in the marketplace" attested from 1793; that of "entity or entities with which one competes" is from 1961, especially in business.

1. Malvolio becomes, in default of competition, the play's moral centre.

因为没有与其竞争者，马伏里奥自然成了该剧的道德核心。

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2. The very notion of price competition is foreign to many schools.

价格竞争这个概念对于许多学校都很陌生。

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3. Moreau took gold in the five-kilometre individual pursuit competition.

莫罗在个人五公里追逐赛中获得金牌。

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4. The movie industry had chosen to ignore the encroaching competition of television.

电影业故意无视电视业的侵犯性竞争。

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5. That would make the competition between rival suppliers even deadlier.

那将使得对立供应商之间的竞争更加你死我活。

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