Just a few decades before, they were vying for power in the eastern woodlands— and losing.

就在几十年前，他们还在东部林地争夺权力——而且失败了。

He had a reputation that for all she knew might vie with Walter's in worldly worth.

他的名声就她所知可以与沃尔特的世俗价值相媲美。

Her feasts vied in luxury with Cleopatra's, and Lindenberg became the Theatre of the most unbridled debauchery.

她的盛宴与克利奥帕特拉的盛宴相媲美， 而林登贝格则成为放荡不羁的舞台。

The lunch continued merrily. Altenheim had recovered his good humor and the two men vied with each other in wit and politeness.

午餐继续愉快地进行。阿尔滕海姆恢复了他的好心情，两个人在机智和礼貌上互相较量。

This term migrated to several other languages like eau de vie in French, akvavit in Scandinavian, okowita in Polish, and uisce beatha in Gaelic, which was eventually shortened to whiskey.

这个词迁移到其他几种语言，如法语中的 eau de vie、斯堪的纳维亚语中的 akvavit、波兰语中的 okowita 和盖尔语中的 uisce beatha，后者最终简称为威士忌。

She was in that final vying off with Penny Mordaunt in the latter stages, but it didn't feel like a confident prime minister and the party didn't feel like it was behind her.

她在最后阶段与 Penny Mordaunt 竞争，但感觉不像是一位自信的总理， 党也不觉得它支持她。

But let the worst happen; Should Don Gaston be irreconcileable, my Relations will vie with each other in making you forget his loss: and you will find in my Father a substitute for the Parent of whom I shall deprive you'.

但让最坏的情况发生；如果唐·加斯顿不可调和，我的亲戚们会争先恐后地让你忘记他的损失：你会在我父亲身上找到一个替代品，代替我要剥夺你的父亲。