音标

英 [ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃn]；美 [ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn]

意思

名词，意为“竞争；比赛；竞赛；角逐”。既可以指为了争取胜利、优势或资源等而进行的相互较量，也可以表示各种类型的比赛活动。

造句

There is fierce competition in the smartphone market.
智能手机市场竞争激烈。

She won the singing competition with her beautiful voice.
她凭借美妙的嗓音赢得了歌唱比赛。

The company is facing tough competition from its rivals.
这家公司正面临来自竞争对手的激烈竞争。

Many students participated in the math competition.
许多学生参加了数学竞赛。

Athletes train hard to prepare for the international competition.
运动员们刻苦训练，为国际比赛做准备。

The competition for jobs is getting more intense these days.
如今求职竞争愈发激烈。

Our team lost the competition, but we learned a lot from it.
我们队输掉了比赛，但从中收获颇丰。

The beauty pageant is a highly publicized competition.
选美比赛是一场备受瞩目的竞赛。

In order to win the competition, you need to work harder.
为了赢得比赛，你需要更加努力。

The competition among different brands makes prices more reasonable.
不同品牌之间的竞争使价格更加合理。

初学英语怎么运用

口语运用

日常交流：在日常对话中分享自己或他人参与比赛的经历。例如：“I took part in a dance competition last month. It was really exciting.（我上个月参加了一场舞蹈比赛。非常刺激。）”

讨论社会现象：当谈论就业、商业等方面的竞争情况时使用。比如：“The competition in the job market is so tough. How can we stand out?（就业市场竞争如此激烈。我们怎样才能脱颖而出呢？）”

兴趣爱好交流：在和朋友交流兴趣爱好时，提及相关的比赛。例如：“Are you going to enter the photography competition?（你打算参加摄影比赛吗？）”

写作运用

记叙文写作：在描述自己或他人参加比赛的经历时使用。例如：“Last year, I joined a writing competition. At first, I was very nervous, but then I calmed down and did my best.（去年，我参加了一场写作比赛。一开始，我非常紧张，但后来我冷静下来，尽了最大努力。）”

议论文写作：在论述竞争的利弊、如何应对竞争等主题时使用。比如：“Competition can stimulate individuals' potential and promote social development. However, we also need to face it with a positive attitude.（竞争能够激发个人潜力，促进社会发展。然而，我们也需要以积极的态度面对它。）”

学习积累

联想记忆：将“competition”与“compete（竞争；比赛）”联系起来记忆，“competition”是“compete”的名词形式，这样可以更好地理解和记忆单词的含义和词性转换。

收集例句：从教材、英语读物或网络上收集包含“competition”的例句，整理到笔记本上，经常复习，学习不同语境下该单词的用法。