vied

英 [vaɪd]

美 [vaɪd]

v.  激烈竞争; 争夺
vie的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 竞争;争夺
  If one person or thingis vying withanother for something, the people or things are competing for it.
  1. California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market...
     为了在日渐扩大的通讯市场分得一杯羹，加利福尼亚正在和其他州展开竞争。
  2. Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo...
     4个拯救动物园的方案正争得不可开交。
  3. In hospitals, business plans vie with patients for doctors' attention...
     在医院，经营方针和病人都是医生所要关心的。
  4. The two are vying for the support of New York voters.
     两人在争夺纽约选民的支持。

双语例句

• While other artists vied for the prime sites, he chose a dead corner.
  当其他艺术家争抢主要场地时，他选了一个死角。
• Great companies vied with one another in fruitless litigation and expensive competition.
  大公司彼此争斗不息，纠缠于徒劳无功的诉讼和代价高昂的竞争。
• When the question came on, people vied with each other in airing their views.
  问题一提出，人们就争先恐后地各抒己见。
• The conversation then veered into a hilarious account of his golf game with Donald Trump, in which two flamboyant entrepreneurs vied to see who could most unnerve the other with unrepeatable wisecracks.
  随后，交谈的内容转到了他与唐纳德•特朗普之间有趣的高尔夫比赛，两位个性鲜明的企业家都力图用俏皮话来让对方退缩。
• All present vied to express their interest in the project.
  在场的人都争先恐后地表明自己对这个项目的兴趣。
• Artists vied for the prime sites to paint.
  画家们争抢最好的绘画地点。
• The cold-war superpowers vied for influence too; Egypt flirted with both, but America bid higher and won.
  冷战时期的超级大国为扩大在这个地区的影响而进行了激烈的竞争，而埃及则脚踏两只船，待价而沽。美国人出价更高并最终赢得了这场影响力之争。
• They vied with one another for the trophy.
  他们互相争夺奖杯。
• He also paid tribute to fellow-Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, who vied to become America's first woman president.
  奥巴马还赞扬了他的竞争对手希拉里.克林顿。克林顿一直在争取成为美国第一任女总统。
• When Motorola put the unit up for sale last year, Huawei had also vied for it.
  摩托罗拉去年将该业务挂牌出售时，华为也曾表示有意竞购。