English Dictionary

vie

IPA（発音記号）

/vaɪ/

動詞

自動詞 古語 他動詞

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something. / (transitive, archaic) To rival (something), etc.

日本語の意味

競争する（優位性を争い、何かを獲得するために激しく戦う） / 争う（相手と互いに優越性を得ようとする） / 対抗する（何かを巡って互いに競い合う）

Several publishers vie to acquire the rights to the bestselling author's next novel.

何社もの出版社が、そのベストセラー作家の次回作の権利を獲得しようと競っている。

意味（1）

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

Her suitors were all vying for her attention.

意味（2）

(transitive, archaic) To rival (something), etc.

But, if there be, or ever were, one such, / It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / An Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite.

意味（3）

(transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.

意味（4）

To stake; to wager.

Out, thou camelion harlot! now thine eyes Vie tears with the hyæna

意味（5）

To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

vies （ present singular third-person ）

vying （ participle present ）

vied （ participle past ）

vied （ past ）