vie和compete的区别？

vie
v [Ipr] ~ with sb (for sth/to do sth); ~ for sth (fml 文)
＝ compete keenly with sb (for sth); rival sb for sth 与某人（为某事物）激烈竞争; 与某人争夺某事物:
old rivals vying (with each other) for first place （彼此）争夺第一名的老对手
* Businesses vied with each other to attract customers. 各商行互相竞争以招揽顾客.

compete
v [I, Ipr, It] ~ (against/with sb) (in sth) (for sth) try to win sth by defeating others who are trying to do the same 竞争; 对抗; 比赛:
Several companies are competing (against/with each other) for the contract/to gain the contract. 几家公司正为争取一项合同而互相竞争.
* a horse that has competed in the Grand National four times 参加过四次‘英国大赛马’的马 *

总结区别：
1. vie主要用于正式文体里面（fml）
2. 两者在后面跟介词短语（for something，with somebody）时，含义与用法十分相似。 不过，compete还可以单独使用（即后面不跟介词短语）或者后面直接跟动词不定式。