单词学习-Vie

第一次遇见这个词,感觉它更多的做分词,表达“争相得到，竞争”的意思。与"invite“同源。

如: How do you keep focus when there are so many things vying for your attention?

Longman的解释:

 

vie  

vie /vaɪ/ v past tense and past participle vied present participle vying third person singular vies [I]

[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: envier 'to invite, challenge', from Latin invitare; INVITE¹]
to compete very hard with someone in order to get something
vie for
　Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner.
vie with
　There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.
vie to do sth
　All the photographers vied to get the best pictures.