vie
美音:
[vaı
]英音:
[vaı
]v.竞争
难易程度:
vie为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:vied 过去分词:vied 现在分词:vying 第三人称单数:vies
相关词
vie
/vaɪ; vaɪ/
v (pt, pp vied / vaId; vaId/, pres p vying / 5vaIIN; `vaIIN/) [Ipr] ~ with sb (for sth/to do sth); ~ for sth (fml 文) compete keenly with sb (for sth); rival sb for sth 与某人(为某事物)激烈竞争; 与某人争夺某事物
*old rivals vying (with each other) for first place (彼此)争夺第一名的老对手
* Businesses vied with each other to attract customers. 各商行互相竞争以招揽顾客.
vie
v past tense and past participleviedpresent participlevyingthird person singularvies [I]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French;Origin: envier 'to invite, challenge', from Latin invitare; INVITE1]
to compete very hard with someone in order to get something
vie for
Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner.
vie with
There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.
vie to do sth
All the photographers vied to get the best pictures.