vie

競う、争う

何かを勝ち取ったり一番になったりするため、他の人と激しく競う。

やさしい英語で： To compete strongly with others to win something or be the best.

• The children vie for attention.
• Two teams vied for first place.
• Several candidates are vying to become leader.

使い方： vie for something (Several firms are vying for the contract.); vie with someone for something (She vied with her sister for their father’s attention.); vie to do something (Three cities are vying to host the event.)

類義語： compete, contend

よく使う表現： vie for attention, vie with someone, vie for power

競わせる、張り合って出す

他の人が出す物や作る物と競わせるため、自分も物を出したり作ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To offer or produce something in competition with what another person offers or produces.

• The rivals vied boasts across the table.
• Each poet would vie a verse against the next.
• They vied offers until the owner accepted one.

使い方： vie something with someone (The poets vied verses with one another.)

類義語： pit, bandy

よく使う表現： vie boasts, vie verses, vie something with someone

賭ける

結果が分からないことに、お金や大切な物を賭ける。

やさしい英語で： To risk money or something valuable on an uncertain result.

• He chose to vie five coins.
• They vied their gold on the result.
• Would you vie your fortune on such a risk?

使い方： vie something on something (He would vie his last coin on the outcome.)

類義語： bet, wager, stake

よく使う表現： vie money, vie a sum, vie something on something

手札に賭ける

昔のカードゲームで、自分の手札に一定の金額を賭ける。

やさしい英語で： To bet a sum of money on the cards you hold in an old card game.

• Each player could vie a small sum.
• She vied three coins on her hand.
• He refused to vie more money after the next deal.

使い方： vie something on a hand (The player vied two coins on his hand.)

類義語： bet, stake, wager

よく使う表現： vie a sum, vie on something, vie three coins