English-Thai Dictionary

competitive

ADJ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ การแข่งขัน  competing contentious ti-kiao-kab-kan-kaeng-kan

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPETITIVE

COMPETITIVE Com *pet "i *tive, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition; competitory; as, a competitive examination.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

competitive

com pet i tive |kəmˈpetətiv kəmˈpɛdədɪv | ▶adjective 1 of, relating to, or characterized by competition: a competitive sport | the intensely competitive newspaper industry. • having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others: she had a competitive streak. 2 as good as or better than others of a comparable nature: a car industry competitive with any in the world. • (of prices ) low enough to compare well with those of rival merchants: we offer prompt service at competitive rates. DERIVATIVES com pet i tive ness noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin competit- ‘striven for, ’ from the verb competere (see compete ), + -ive .

 

competitive exclusion

com pet i tive ex clu sion ▶noun Ecology the inevitable elimination from a habitat of one of two different species with identical needs for resources.

 

competitively

com pet i tive ly |kəmˈpetətivlē kəmˈpɛdədɪvli | ▶adverb 1 in a way that strives to gain or win something by defeating others: their father rowed competitively. 2 (with reference to a product's pricing ) in a way that compares favorably with others of the same nature: our exports remained competitively priced.

 

Oxford Dictionary

competitive

com |peti ¦tive |kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv | ▶adjective 1 relating to or characterized by competition: a competitive sport | the intensely competitive newspaper industry. • having or displaying a strong desire to be more successful than others: she had a competitive streak. 2 as good as or better than others of a comparable nature: a car industry competitive with any in the world. • (of prices ) low enough to compare well with those of rival traders: we offer prompt service at competitive rates. DERIVATIVES competitively adverb, competitiveness noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Latin competit- ‘striven for ’, from the verb competere (see compete ), + -ive .

 

competitive exclusion

com |peti ¦tive ex |clu ¦sion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Ecology the inevitable elimination from a habitat of one of two different species with identical needs for resources.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

competitive

competitive adjective 1 a competitive player: ambitious, zealous, keen, pushy, combative, aggressive. ANTONYMS apathetic. 2 a highly competitive industry: ruthless, aggressive, fierce; Darwinian; informal dog-eat-dog, cutthroat. 3 competitive prices: reasonable, moderate; low, inexpensive, cheap, budget, bargain, reduced, discount; rock-bottom, bargain-basement, downmarket. ANTONYMS exorbitant. WORD NOTE Darwinian Given the range of Charles Darwin's accomplishments, the word Darwinian could, in theory, mean all sorts of things: a Darwinian voyage of scientific discovery. But in fact it's come to signify, more narrowly, the struggle for survival and dominance that furthers evolution and enables a particular species to prevail over its competitors. What I like about the word is how it can also be used to describe certain unattractive sorts of human social behavior, also marked by fierce competition and by the ruthless desire for dominance: The atmosphere in the classroom —or at the dinner party —was remarkably Darwinian. — FP Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

competitive

competitive adjective 1 a very competitive player: ambitious, competition-oriented, vying, combative, contentious, aggressive; insistent, driving, pushing, zealous, keen; informal pushy, go-ahead. ANTONYMS apathetic. 2 tourism is a highly sophisticated and competitive industry: ruthless, merciless, aggressive, fierce; informal dog-eat-dog, cut-throat. ANTONYMS gentlemanly. 3 they produce quality merchandise at competitive prices: reasonable, moderate, economical, keen; low, inexpensive, cheap, cheap and cheerful, budget, economy, bargain, sale, cut-rate, cut, reduced, marked down, discounted, discount, rock-bottom; informal bargain-basement. ANTONYMS exorbitant; uncompetitive.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

competitive

com pet i tive /kəmpétətɪv /→compete 形容詞 1 競争的な , 競い合う , 競争の ; 〈人 企業などが 〉 «…と » 競い [張り ]合う «with » ; (ほかと )競争する上での 〈有利な点など 〉▸ a highly competitive market 競争の激しい市場 ▸ give A a competitive advantage [edge ]Aにとって競争する上で有利に働く 2 〈価格 商品などが 〉ほかより安い ; 〈企業が 〉競争力のある , «…と » 張り合える «with » ▸ offer brand goods at competitive prices ブランド品をほかより安く提供する 3 〈人が 〉競争心の強い [旺盛な ], 野心的な ▸ He is very competitive . ≒He has a strong competitive nature .彼は競争心が強い ～ly 副詞 競って, 張り合って .～ness 名詞 U 競争力 .