Unit2 The Olympic Games1、compete vi.根据语境猜词义(1) Small, independent bookstores simply can't compete with the big national chains. (2) She and her sister are always competing for attention. (3) Some advertising agencies are competing to get the contract. 根据语义找匹配A.为得到……而竞争 B. 与……抗衡； 与……竞争；跟……比赛 C. 争着做……(1) B (2)A (3) C competein 参加……比赛，在……竞争for 为得到……而竞争with / against 与……竞争 to do sth. 争着做……competitor n. 参赛者；选手competition n. 竞争；比赛 competitive adj. 竞争的，竞争性的competition/contest/race/game/match competition 可 指 各 种 形 式 的 比 赛 与 竞 赛 ， 尤 指 体 力 方 面 的 比 赛 。 如 reading competition, chess competition 等。 enter a competition ＝ take part in a competition 参加比赛； win/lose a competition 赢得/ 输了比赛；be out of a competition 退出比赛；knock sb. out of a competition 把某人淘汰出局contest 指友谊竞赛或敌意的竞赛，侧重于比试技能、能力、耐力等。 The English Speech Contest is to be held at 9 on Sunday morning in the lecture hall of our school.用心 爱心 专心1 英语演讲比赛定于周日上午 9 点在学校报告厅举行。race 指速度上的竞赛，如 relay race, horse racing 等。 game 指有一定规则的比赛或游戏，也可指多局比赛中的其中一局。其复数形式指大型体育运动会。如：Asian Games，Olympic Games 等。 指球类比赛时，美国多用 game；而英国多用 match。用 compete 的适当形式及其相关短语填空 As the youngest (1) competitor ， John had to compete (2) in the writing contest (3) with/against 30 other top students (4) for the annual award of writing. So he must be very (5) competitive so that he could win in the (6) competition. 用 competition/contest/race/game/match 填空 Jack was disappointed to lose the 800metres (7) race last Saturday, but to his great joy, he won the writing (8...
