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

• Artists vied for the prime sites to paint.
  画家们争抢最好的绘画地点。
• In this game, two programmers would unleash software organisms and watch as they vied for control of the computer.
  在该游戏中，两个程序员分别释放软件生物体，然后看着它们为控制计算机而竞争。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Actually, he enjoyed being vied over by anyone.
  实际上，谁获胜他都高兴。
• 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。
• An Asian space race has developed 30 years after Russia and the US vied for space supremacy.
  美苏两国太空争霸之后，亚洲国家的太空竞赛已经发展了30年。
• Hackers vied to jailbreak the iPhone, running new apps on it despite Apple's desire to keep it closed.
  黑客们竞相破解iPhone，并在上面运行新的应用程序，尽管苹果公司渴望保持iPhone的封闭性。
• 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。