翻譯公司帶你學(xué)雙語(yǔ)知識：[辨析]compete, contest, rival 和 contend:

[辨析]compete, contest, rival 和 contend:

compete "競爭，比賽"，不直接跟賓語(yǔ)。

compete for 為爭奪……而競爭; compete with/against與……競爭

contend "競爭，爭奪"，與compete一樣可表示比賽中的競爭，也不直接跟賓語(yǔ)，介詞搭配也相同，但意義有同有異。

contend for = compete for 為爭奪……而競爭

contend with/against：向……斗爭，與某人競爭; Contending with difficulties 艱苦奮斗；contending for a prize 爭取獎品

Contest "爭奪，爭辯"，可直接跟賓語(yǔ)；名詞意為"爭奪、比賽"rival"與……競爭，比得上"，可直接跟賓語(yǔ)；名詞意為競爭對手。

contest a seat in Parliament 爭取國會(huì )席次；Cricket can not rival football in excitement. 板球不如足球夠刺激。

[典型考題]She and her sister are always attention. [B]

A. competing with B. competing for

C. competing in D. competed against

[試題解析]譯文：她和她妹妹總是爭寵。compete with/against 后常跟人，表示"與某人競爭"；compete in 意為"在某方面競爭" competing for為某事而爭。