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

• When the city of Athens was first built by a Phoenician, both Poseidon and Athena vied for the honour of naming it.
  当雅典城刚由腓尼基人建立起来时，波塞冬和雅典娜都争着为这座城市命名。
• Stillborn state-run projects aside, in the sunshine era a few bold companies from the South vied with China to do business in North Korea.
  除流产的国有项目之外，在阳光政策时期，曾有少数大胆的韩国企业在朝经商、与中国企业竞争。
• Back in West Texas, women had vied for his attentions.
  回到西德克萨斯，妇女们都争先恐后要引起他的注意。
• They vied with one another for the trophy.
  他们互相争夺奖杯。
• At the Franklin sale, guests vied for a memento of their favourite hotel.
  在弗兰克林酒店拍卖处，客人们争先恐后地购买酒店的纪念品。
• They vied with each other for the prize.
  他们为了奖品而互相竞争。
• 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 result, if borne out by year-end tallies, would mark an upset in an intensely competitive industry where Toyota and General Motors have for the past several years vied for the title of biggest.
  如果得到年终数据的证实，这一结果将标志着竞争激烈的汽车行业现有格局将被打乱。过去几年，丰田和通用汽车（GM）一直在争夺汽车业的冠军头衔。
• 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。
• 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。