下場比賽
把「搶同一樣東西」放進正式的規則裡：大家爭的是名次或獎牌，過程有裁判、有場地、有規定，所以重點從「搶」變成「參加」。
take part in a contest · verb · B1
To take part in a race, a game, or another contest.
參賽／比賽
核心畫面
Picture two people reaching for the same thing when there is only one of it: a job, a prize, a customer's money. Because there is not enough to go round, every step one takes is a step against the other. That is the whole word — same target, limited supply.
可以想成：兩個人同時伸手去拿同一樣東西，而那樣東西只有一份——一個職缺、一座獎盃、客人手上的那筆錢。因為不夠分，其中…更多收起
可以想成：兩個人同時伸手去拿同一樣東西，而那樣東西只有一份——一個職缺、一座獎盃、客人手上的那筆錢。因為不夠分，其中一個人往前一步，就等於另一個人退了一步。這個字的核心就在這裡：目標同一個，數量不夠。From the picture
比得上
從實際的爭奪退一步變成純粹的評比：不是真的在搶，而是說兩者放在一起比較時，一方差得太遠、根本上不了同一個檯面。
measure up (can't compete) · verb · B1
To be as good, interesting, or attractive as someone or something else — usually used with can't.
比得上
Also in this word
vie for something · verb · B1
To try to get something that other people also want, when not everyone can have it.
競爭／爭奪
compete commercially · verb · B1
If one company or country competes with another, it tries to get people to buy its things instead of the other's.
競爭
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
competeverb/kəmˈpiːt/
- 1
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend.
- Negga, who was born in Ethiopia but grew up in Limerick, already has a clutch of Best Actress nominations under her belt for Loving but this is the most high profile to date. She's won rave reviews for her performance since the movie's premiere at Cannes in May, where it competed for the Palme d'Or.
- "No. But one, or both of those men, may prove to be worse. That second man was Addison Berg, and he's agent for a firm of submarine boat builders who are rivals of dad's. Berg has been trying to find out why we abandoned our intention of competing for the Government prize."
- 2
To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
- Now, when it comes to meeting the larger challenges we face as a nation, I realize that finding this unity is easier said than done – especially in Washington. But if we want to compete on the world stage as well as we’ve competed in the world’s games, we need to find common ground.
- 3
To take part in a contest, game or similar event.
- 4
To strive to achieve or obtain something which another also strives for, whether knowingly or unknowingly.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。