competed
past simple and past participle ofcompete
| 单词 | competed |
| 释义 | competed past simple and past participle ofcompete compete verb[I] uk/kəmˈpiːt/us/kəmˈpiːt/B2 totryto be moresuccessfulthan someone or somethingelse: It'sdifficultfor asmallshopto competeagainst/withthebigsupermarkets. Bothgirlscompetefortheirfather'sattention. figurativeTurn themusicdown - I'm not competingagainst/withthatnoise(= I can't/won'ttrytospeaklouderthan thatmusic)! B1 to takepartin araceorcompetition: Are you competinginthe 100metres? The twoathletesare competingforthegoldmedal.
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Competing in sport Examplesofcompetedcompeted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Besides nutrients and light, rice and weeds alsocompetedfor water. From theCambridge English Corpus Theycompetedin sports, organized clubs and concerts, attended chapel, threw parties and sometimes went to class. From theCambridge English Corpus Lead singers nowcompetedfor camera attention with their surrounding musicians who had begun to develop their own visual cliches. From theCambridge English Corpus The adjusted starting sample was 480, and a total of 168competedsurveys was returned for a 35% response rate. From theCambridge English Corpus Arguments about freedomcompetedwith those coming from other perspectives, for political conflicts at the aggregate, national level incorporate multiple voices. From theCambridge English Corpus Cottoncompeteddirectly with food crops for both labour and land. From theCambridge English Corpus Previously, the two parties had habituallycompetedagainst each other. From theCambridge English Corpus These strains werecompetedas both grandes and petites. From theCambridge English Corpus As a final comment, operant procedures havecompetedwell in the marketplace of practical applications. From theCambridge English Corpus While thousands of workerscompetedwith each other for employment, they needed to rely on their own social networks for survival. From theCambridge English Corpus Imagine now, that instead of scoring points and winning or losing games, the teamscompetedfor reproductive fitness. From theCambridge English Corpus To make matters worse, itcompetedwith palm oil for existing supplies of labour. From theCambridge English Corpus These efforts sometimes reinforced ethical goals, such as following patients' wishes or their best interests, but they sometimescompetedwith them. From theCambridge English Corpus Some students are valued andcompetedfor, others are perceived to be less valuable and confront constrained choice. From theCambridge English Corpus In the previous year, the real estate associations hadcompetedamong themselves to expand their memberships. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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