競う

きそう
to emulate
to compete with

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きそう【競う】

〔競争する， あらそう， はりあう〕

*compete

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

I had to compete with ［against］ him for ［to win］ the prize. その賞を手に入れるために彼と競わねばならなかった.

▲contend with them for the prize in the contest コンテストで賞を取ろうと彼らと競い合う

Father matched me with ［against］ John in the lessons. 父は勉強で私をジョンと競わせた

The two teams rivaled each other for the championship. 2つのチームが優勝を競い合った

in competition with other rivals 競争相手と競って.

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きそう【競う】

vie [compete, contend, strive] 《with a rival》.

●妍(_けん)を競う ⇒けん²

・技[強さ, 速さ]を競う vie in skill [strength, speed]

・先を競って…する strive to be first (to achieve sth) by…

・競い合う vie with [compete against] (one another).

●少女たちは競ってスカートを短くした. The girls vied with one another to see who could have the shortest skirt.

・各社が新製品を出品し, その優劣を競った. Each company exhibited its new products in competition for superiority with those of the others.