However, the magazines also depicted music halls—which competed for patronage with all theaters—as places where crass entertainment corrupted spectators' taste and morals.

然而，这些杂志也把音乐厅——与所有剧院争夺客源的音乐厅——描绘成了腐蚀观众品位和道德的地方。

youdao

My head spun for days as they viciously collided and competed for attention.

这些纷繁的思绪每天都萦绕在我脑海里，彼此碰撞不休，争相夺取我的关注。

youdao

Completed in 2008, the Shanghai world Financial Center once competed for the title of the world's tallest building.

在2008年竣工的上海世界金融中心一度成为世界上最高建筑物。

youdao

More than six thousand candidates competed for three hundred twenty-five seats in parliament.

VOA: special.2010.03.13

Taylor's previous brush with Grammy fame came in 2008, when she unsuccessfully competed for Best New Artist.

VOA: standard.2010.01.25

Senator McCain,who competed for the White House against then-candidate Obama last year, also harshly criticized the way the Obama administration announced this major policy change.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

One problem: Canandaigua's acquired jug wines--Paul Masson, Inglenook and Almaden--competed for the same customers.

FORBES: Up From the Gutter

The two-time world champion competed for the first time since ankle surgery 16 months ago.

WSJ: Gay wins 100 at Adidas Grand Prix in New York

In 1979, Z Boaz competed for players with three non-municipal public courses within 15 miles.

WSJ: Saying Goodbye to the Local Muni