争[爭]zhēnɡⅠ ❶ (力求得到或达到； 争夺) contend; vie; compete; struggle for; strive: 竞 ～ compete with [against]; contest; ～ 着发言 try to have the floor before others; ～ 冠军 strive for the champion; 互 ～ 第一名 vie with one another for the first place; 力 ～ 胜利 strive mightily for victory; 春 ～ 日， 夏 ～ 时。 In spring every day counts, in summer every hour.
❷ (争执； 争论) argue; dispute; debate: 把事情 ～ 个水落石出 argue a matter out; 你们在 ～ 什么？ What are you arguing about? 这是意气之 ～。 The dispute was a display of personal feelings.
❸ [方] （差） lack; be short of: ～ 点儿摔了一交 almost fall down; 该计划不 ～ 什么了。 Nothing is lacking for the plan. 总数还 ～ 多少？ How many more are needed to make up the total? Ⅱ （怎么） how; why: ～ 可 how can; ～ 不 why not; ～ 奈 nevertheless; unfortunately; ～ 忍 how can one bear to Ⅲ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 不识 Zheng Bushi
◆争霸 contend [struggle] for hegemony; scramble for supremacy; seek hegemony; strive for hegemony [supremacy]; 争辩 argue; debate; contend; 争吵 quarrel; wrangle; squabble; 争持 refuse to give in; stick to one's guns; 争斗 fight; struggle; strife; 争端 dispute; conflict; controversial issue; a bone of contention; a bone [crow] to pick; 争夺 fight [contend; scramble] for; enter into rivalry with sb. over sth.; strive for; vie with sb. for sth.; 争分夺秒 seize every minute and second (to...); Every minute [second] counts.; make every minute and second count; race against time; seize the seconds (to do ...); 争风吃醋 fight for a man's [woman's] favours; a storm of jealousy; be jealous of a rival in love affairs; scrap through jealousy; quarrel from jealousy; start [have] a scrap (with sb.) through jealousy; 争光 win honour for; win glory; do credit to; 争衡 scramble for supremacy; strive for mastery; be in rivalry with; vie for superiority; 争竞 [方] argue; dispute; 争脸 do credit to; 争论 argue; dispute; debate; argument; controversy; contention; 争鸣 contend; 争名夺利 struggle for fame and gain; crave for personal fame and gain ; scramble for fame and fortune; strive [struggle] for fame and wealth; 争气 try to make a good showing; try to win credit for; try to bring credit to; 争取 strive for; fight for; endeavour to; win over; 争胜 try to win; contend for the upper hand; 争先 try [compete] to be the first to do sth.; contend for first place; 争先恐后 rush to the fore; elbow one's way through and push others aside; fall over each other [one another]; in a mad rush to be the first; strive to be the first and fear to lag behind; The devil take [catch] the hindmost.; 争雄 contend for hegemony; 争议 dispute; argue; debate; controversy; 争用 {讯} contention; 争执 disagree; dispute; contend with; be at odds with; stick to one's position; 争嘴 [方] quarrel; squabble; try to get sth. to eat 争contend;vie;compete;strive;argue;wrangle
据理力～ argue strongly on just grounds/力～上游aim high;aim for the best/明～暗斗open quarrels and secret wrangles/与世无～at peace with the world/～名，～利，～权，～位，～出风头strive for fame,wealth,power,position or opportunity to be in the limelight |