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vie v.竞争 (1) 但是这些令人鼓舞的潮流必须与其对立面进行激烈竞争。(2) 男孩喜欢竞争做群体领袖，在课堂上玩耍以博取笑声。 Vie may be spelled the same as the French word, vie, but they are pronounced differently, vī and vē respectively, and are not related in meaning or history. English vie comes from the Latin verb meaning "to invite" as in to invite a challenge. Be careful of the spelling which includes an ie to y shift. “He intends to vie for the top prize,” but “He is vying for the top prize.”

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英 [vaɪ] 美 [vaɪ] (1) But these encouraging trends must vie with the negatives.(2) Boys like to vie to become pack leader and play for laughs in class. To vie for something means to compete for it. Two teams may vie for the gold medal, but one will have to go home with silver. 1[V-RECIP 相互动词]竞争；争夺 If one person or thing is vying with another for something, the people or things are competing for it.   [V with n to-inf]  [pl-n V to-inf]  [V with n for n]  [pl-n V for n]  [FORMAL 正式]California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market...为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo...4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。In hospitals, business plans vie with patients for doctors' attention...在医院，经营方针和病人都是医生所要关心的。The two are vying for the support of New York voters.两人在争夺纽约选民的支持。

英语单词	vie
英美音标	英 [vaɪ] 美 [vaɪ]
中文释义	v.竞争
英语例句	(1) But these encouraging trends must vie with the negatives. (2) Boys like to vie to become pack leader and play for laughs in class.
中文例句	(1) 但是这些令人鼓舞的潮流必须与其对立面进行激烈竞争。 (2) 男孩喜欢竞争做群体领袖，在课堂上玩耍以博取笑声。
vocabulary简明	To vie for something means to compete for it. Two teams may vie for the gold medal, but one will have to go home with silver.
vocabulary扩展	Vie may be spelled the same as the French word, vie, but they are pronounced differently, vī and vē respectively, and are not related in meaning or history. English vie comes from the Latin verb meaning "to invite" as in to invite a challenge. Be careful of the spelling which includes an ie to y shift. “He intends to vie for the top prize,” but “He is vying for the top prize.”
柯林斯解释	1 [V-RECIP 相互动词]竞争；争夺 If one person or thing is vying with another for something, the people or things are competing for it. [V with n to-inf] [pl-n V to-inf] [V with n for n] [pl-n V for n] [FORMAL 正式] California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market... 为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。 Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo... 4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。 In hospitals, business plans vie with patients for doctors' attention... 在医院，经营方针和病人都是医生所要关心的。 The two are vying for the support of New York voters. 两人在争夺纽约选民的支持。

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