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compete with someone/something
collocation
(alsocompete against sb/sth)
to try to be more successful than someone or something else: 竞争
In the tournament, she was competing with the best players in the country.
It's difficult for a small shop to compete against the big supermarkets.
See
compete
For years, the two princes competed with one another for power.
I don't have enough capital to compete with the bigger firms in the industry.
He knew that he could not compete with his brother when it came to academic achievement.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
as a dare
be one up on someoneidiom
cat
catchup
challenge someone to something/do something
dare
give someone/something a run for their moneyidiom
go in for something
go toe to toeidiom
hyper-competitive
in competition with someone/something
jungle
pit
sharp elbowsidiom
sharp-elbowed
sharpen (something) up
sharpen your elbowsidiom
showing
snap
toe
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