英语单词:rival

意思翻译

rival

noun [ C ] uk/ˈraɪ.vəl/ us/ˈraɪ.vəl/

C1 竞争对手;敌手

a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks. 他以领先20分的成绩打败了和他水平最接近的对手。

The companies produce rival versions of the toy. 这些公司生产的玩具跟我们的产品争夺市场。

Synonyms: challengercompetitorcontender More examples

The company has decided not to go through with the takeover of its smaller rival.

The airline admitted being involved in a dirty tricks campaign to win customers from their rival.

She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.

Big supermarkets can undercut all rivals, especially small high-street shops.

They beat several other rivals for the contract.

rival

verb [ T ] uk/ˈraɪ.vəl/ us/ˈraɪ.vəl/ -ll- or -l-

C2 可与…相媲美，比得上

to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else

No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity. 没有任何计算机比得上人脑复杂。

The beauty of the country is only rivalled by (= is as great in degree as) the violence of its politics. 该国的美丽风光非同寻常，而其国内政治的残暴同样惊世骇俗。