1. How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games? 有多少国家参加古代奥运会？ compete vi. “to take part in a sports event” 【语境展示】阅读下面句子，并试着归纳compete的意思及用法。 1) Although there were only 4 horses competing, it was an exciting race. 2) It’s difficult for a small supermarket to compete with / against the big supermarkets.