プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
きょうそう【競争】
〔大勢が技を競うこと〕(a) competition, a contest ((with a person for a thing))；〔相手と勝負すること〕rivalry
競争する compete, vie ((with a person for a thing))
値引き競争
a price war
軍拡競争
an arms race
生存競争
a struggle for existence
競争に勝つ［負ける］
defeat [be defeated by] one's competitor／「win out over [lose out to] one's competitor(s)
その産業での競争は激烈である
There's cutthroat competition in that industry.
知事選での競争は激しかった
There was a hot race [contest] for governor.／The governorship was hotly contested.
彼とでは競争にならない
〔彼が弱すぎて〕He is no match for me.／〔彼が強すぎて〕I'm no match for him.
競争圏内［外］にいる
be in [out of] the running ((for the championship))
競争相手
a competitor, a rival；〔総称〕the competition
競争意識
(a sense of) rivalry
競争価格
a competitive price
競争原理
the principle of competition；〔市場の〕the principle of (free) competition, the principle of market mechanisms
競争原理が働けば経済は活性化すると言われている
It is said that the economy will gain momentum when the principle of competition comes into play.
競争試験
a competitive examination
競争社会
a competitive society
競争心
a competitive spirit
競争心を駆り立てる［煽る］
arouse (a sense of) rivalry in a person
競争率
the competitive rate
競争率は2.5倍だ
Only 40 percent of the applicants will be accepted.／There are 2.5 applicants for each opening.（▼openingは就職口などの空席）
競争力
ability to compete／competitiveness
労働賃金が高いのでわが社の製品は世界市場で競争力がない
Because of high labor costs, our products cannot compete on the world market.