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

• The Vengeance and Jacques Three vied with each other in their fervent protestations that she was the most admirable and marvellous of witnesses.
  复仇女神和雅克三号彼此争先恐后地肯定她是最值得尊重，也是最精彩的证人。
• 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。
• Kings and presidents-for-life vied for American favour.
  各国的国王与终身总统们争相邀宠于美国。
• 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。
• They all vied in paying her attentions.
  他们向她争献殷勤。
• 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 each other for the prize.
  他们为了奖品而互相竞争。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the kaleidoscope of a racecourse, neon lights, skyscrapers and Jazz, competing architectural styles and construction materials vied for attention.
  在赛马场、霓虹灯、高楼、爵士乐组成的承受万花筒中，展开的是一场建筑风格和建筑材料的竞赛。