[] a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for sth that not everyone can have竞争；角逐◆He really wants the job, but he will be facing stiff competition.他真的想要这份工作，但他将面对激烈的竞争。◆We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.我们正在和其他四家公司竞争这份合同。◆They are under pressure to cut costs amid growing competition from foreign firms.他们在来自外国公司日趋激烈的竞争中，面临削减成本的压力。⨁aggressive / fair / fierce / stiff / tough / unfair competition声势浩大的／公平的／猛烈的／激烈的／无情的／不公平的竞争⨁growing / increasing / intensifying competition不断扩大的／日益增加的／日益加剧的竞争the competition [] the people who are competing against sb竞争者；对手◆We'll be able to assess the competition at the conference.我们可以在会议上对竞争对手进行估量。◆a strategy to beat the competition战胜竞争对手的策略➡ see note at colleague ⨁to beat / keep ahead of / out-think the competition战胜／胜过／超过竞争者free competition imperfect competition perfect competition price competition