competing

adjective
🔊/kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/
🔊/kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. (of different ideas, interests, explanations, etc.) unable to exist or be true at the same time
    • There were several competing accounts of what actually happened that night.关于当晚实际发生的事,有几个相互竞争的叙述。
  2. (of different products, services or businesses) each trying to get the attention of possible customers and be more successful than others
    • competing brands of diet soda减肥汽水的竞争品牌
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  3. used to describe the different teams or players in a competition
    • Five competing teams will vie for the trophy.五支参赛队伍将争夺奖杯。