对于小型超市来说，与大型超市竞争是困难的。

It's difficult for a small supermarket to ___compete with the big supermarkets.

两个女孩都争夺父亲的注意力。

Both girls ___compete for their father's attention.

像我们这样的大多数小城市认为，我们必须通过建造新房屋和购物中心来与大城市竞争。

Most small cities like ours think that we have to ___compete with big cities by building new houses and shopping centres.