Competition adj. competitive 竞争的 competing 相互矛盾的adv. competitively 有竞争力地n. competitor 竞争者，对手vi. compete 竞争；比赛；对抗
Will you judge at the swimming competition next week做评委
Sake n. 目的；利益；理由；日本米酒
for any sake 无论如何for God's (或 Christ's, goodness', gosh, heaven's, mercy's, pity's) sake [口语][用于加强语气]天哪，哎呀；看在上帝份for old time's sake 看在老交情的
athlete商务装 adj. athletic 运动的，体格健壮的n. 含有比喻的成语athleticism 竞技热；运动竞赛
I was no athlete. 我完全不是运动型的人。
Sacrifice n. 牺牲；祭品；供奉vt. 牺牲；献祭；亏本出售vi. 献祭；奉献
V-T To sacrifice an animal or person means to kill them in a special religious ceremony as an offering to a god. 献祭 The priest sacrificed a chicken. 牧师献祭了一只鸡。
2.N-COUNT祭品 ...animal sacrifices to the gods. …献给众神的动物祭品。
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3.V-T If you sacrifice something that is valuable or important, you give it up, usually to obtain something el for yourlf or for other people. 舍弃; 牺牲
She sacrificed family life to her career. 她为了她的事业牺牲了家庭生活。
Injury brain injury 脑损伤
Four police officers suffered rious injuries in the explosion. 警官在爆炸中受了重伤
2. N-VAR If someone suffers injury to their feelings, they are badly upt by something. If they suffer injury to their reputation, their reputation is riously harmed. (对感情或名誉等的) 伤害 [法律] She was awarded $3,500 for injury to her feelings. 她获得了3500美元的精神损伤费。
adj. injured 受伤的；受损害的 injurious 有害的；诽谤的 adv. injuriously 有害地；伤害地 vt. injure 伤害，损害
exploit vt. 开发，开拓；剥削；开采n. 勋绩；功绩
囊囊膪
Critics claim he exploited black musicians for personal gain. 批评家们声称他为私利利用了黑人音乐家们。
N-COUNT If you refer to someone's exploits, you mean the brave, interesting, or amusing things that they have done. 英勇事迹
His wartime exploits were later made into a film and a television ries.
他战时的英勇事迹后来被改编成了电影和电视剧。
adj. exploitive 剥削的；开发资源的 n. exploitation 开发；利用 exploiter 开拓者剥削者
glory n. 光荣，荣誉；赞颂
adj. glorious 光荣的；辉煌的 adv. gloriously 光荣地；辉煌地n. glorification 赞颂vt. glorify 赞美；美化 Walsham had his moment of glory when he won a 20km race.
Virtue His virtue is patience. 他的美德就是耐心。
Dash n. 破折号；冲撞vt. 使…破灭；猛撞；泼溅vi. 猛冲；撞击
1. V-I If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly. 猛冲
Suddenly she dashed down to the cellar. 她猛地朝地窖冲过去。
2. N-SING Dash is also a noun. 猛冲
...a 160-mile dash to the hospital. …飞奔160英里赶向医院。
3. V-I If you say that you have to dash, you mean that you are in a hurry and have to leave immediately. 赶紧离开 [非正式] [no cont]
Oh, Tim! I'm sorry but I have to dash. 噢，蒂姆！很抱歉，但我得赶紧走了。
4. V-T If you dash something against a wall or other surface, you throw or push it violently, often so hard that it breaks. 猛撞; 猛摔 [文学性]
She ized the doll and dashed it against the stone wall with force.使劲往石墙上摔
Cut a dash 大出风头You think you can cut a dash on the dance-floor?
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Competitive
∙He has always been ambitious and fiercely competitive. 他一直很有抱负，极度好胜。
∙Only by keeping down costs will America maintain its competitive advantage over other countries. 只有通过保持低成本美国才能保持对其他国家的竞争优势。
Defy vt. 藐视；公然反抗；挑衅；使落空n. 挑战；对抗
1. V-T If you defy someone or something that is trying to make you behave in a particular way, you refu to obey them and behave in that way. 违抗
This was the first (and last) time that I dared to defy my mother.
这是我第一次（也是最后一次）胆敢违抗我母亲。
2. V-T If you defy someone to do something, you challenge them to do it when you think that they will be unable to do it or too frightened to do it. 向…挑战; 惹
I defy you to come up with one major accomplishment of the current president.
我倒要看看你能否举出现任董事长的一件主要成绩。
Pursue
1.Why should we even have to decide whether to pursue truth? 维品
2.She pursued the man who had stolen a woman's bag.
Pursue after 追逐 春夏秋冬的古诗What Marx pursue after for lifetime is freedom of all people in the world.
Strip vt. 剥夺；剥去；脱去衣服n. 带；条状；脱衣舞vi. 脱去衣服
N-COUNT A strip of something such as paper, cloth, or food is a long, narrow piece of it. (纸、布或食物的) 条. 例：The simplest rag-rugs are made with strips of fabric braided together.这些最简单的碎布地毯是由织物条编织而成的。
2. N-COUNT A strip of land or water is a long narrow area of it. 狭长 (地带或水域)
例：The cities sit on narrow strips of land lying under steep mountains.
城市坐落在陡峭山脉下的狭长地带。
3. N-COUNT A strip is a long street in a city or town, where there are a lot of stores, restaurants, and hotels. 商业街 [美国英语]
