張り合う

はりあう
to rival
to compete with

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はりあう【張り合う】

*compete

|自|〖D〗 〔人と/…を得るために〕競争する〔with， against/for〕.

vie

|自|《正式》(通例複数の競技者・団体などが)〔人と/…を得ようと/…の点で〕競う〔against， with/for/in〕《◆ compete の方が普通》.

*rival

|他|〖D〗 (人などが)(人など)と〔…を求めて/…(すること)において〕競争する， 対抗する， 張り合う〔for/in(doing)〕.

**fight

|自|〖D〗 ［主語は複数形で］〔…を得ようと/…のことで〕張り合う〔for/about， over〕

Ken and Ted were fighting over Mary. ケンとテッドはメリーのことで張り合っていた.

▲be in rivalry 張り合っている.

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はりあう【張り合う】

rival; compete [contend, vie] 《with…》.

●互いに張り合う rival one another [each other]; compete against each other; contend [vie] with each other 《for sth, in (doing) sth》

・互いに張り合わせる play off 《rivals》 against each other

・野党同士を張り合わせてその力を殺(_そ)ぐ weaken (the power of) opposition parties by playing them off against one another

・議長のいすを張り合う vie for the chairmanship.

●そんなことで意地を張り合ってもしょうがないでしょ. There's nothing to be gained by being stubborn about it.

・当時二人は一人の女性を巡って張り合っていた. At the time, they were both interested in [chasing after] the same woman.