vie

in Vietnamese Cạnh tranh, đấu tranh để giành ưu thế

BrE /vɪə/ AmE /vaɪ/

verb en → vi

past vied pp vied ing vieing

1 STRUGGLE FOR ADVANTAGE [intransitive] B2

Cạnh tranh, đấu tranh để giành ưu thế

to compete with someone for something that you both want, especially in a situation where there is only one winner or success can be achieved by stopping other people from getting what they want

  • vie for something

Collocations vie for power · vie for attention

  • The two candidates are vying for the position of CEO.

    Hai ứng viên đang cạnh tranh cho vị trí giám đốc điều hành.

2 STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION [intransitive] C1

Đấu tranh để được công nhận hoặc chú ý

to try to get recognition or attention by competing with others, often in a literary or artistic context

  • vie for recognition

Collocations vie for literary recognition · vie for artistic attention

  • The young poets are vying for recognition in the literary world.

    Những nhà thơ trẻ đang đấu tranh để được công nhận trong giới văn học.