competition

competition, contest, match

这些名词均有“比赛，竞争”之意。
competition: 多指体育运动中的各项比赛、角逐，也指知识、技巧等方面的竞赛。
contest: 多指在音乐、书法、演讲等方面所进行的比赛或竞争。其结果，由评判委员会裁决。
match: 通常指体育运动项目的比赛，隐含势均力敌意味。

名词 competition:

1. a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
2. an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
   同义词：contest
3. the act of competing as for profit or a prize
   同义词：contention, rivalry
4. the contestant you hope to defeat
   同义词：rival, challenger, competitor, contender

1. We won 500, no less, in a competition.
   我们在一场竞赛中赢了足足500英镑。
2. Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is fierce.
   因为失业严重，求职的竞争十分激烈。
3. The team were on excellent form throughout the whole competition.
   这个队在整个比赛过程中一直处於极好的竞技状态。
4. Our team got beaten in the preliminary rounds of the competition.
   我们队在这次比赛的预赛中遭淘汰。
5. Everyone in modern society faces the keen competition.
   现代社会的每个人都面临着激烈的竞争。