*com·pete/kəm`pit; kəmˈpiːt/ v [I] to try to win something or to be more successful than someone else 竞争: How many runners will compete? 有多少赛跑运动员竞技？ + with/against We've had to cut our prices in order to compete with the big supermarkets. 我们为了与大型超级市场竞争，不得不降价。