rival
对手;竞争者;
与…竞争;比得上某人;
竞争;
竞争的;
变形
复数:rivals过去式:rivalled过去分词:rivalled现在分词:rivalling第三人称单数:rivals
双语释义
- [C]竞争对手 person or sth competing with another
- vt. 与…竞争,与…匹敌 seem or be as good as sb/sth; be comparable to sb/sth
英英释义
rival[ 'raivəl ]
- n.the contestant you hope to defeat
"he had respect for his rivals"
同义词:challengercompetitorcompetitioncontender
- v.
- be equal to in quality or ability
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability"
同义词:equaltouchmatch
- be the rival of, be in competition with
"we are rivaling for first place in the race"
- be equal to in quality or ability
词汇搭配
- defeat one's rival击败对手
- encounter a rival遇到一个对手
- fallen rival被打败的竞争对手
- powerful rival强敌
- rival firm竞争公司
- without a rival无可匹敌的
- rival for对…的竞争对手
- a rival in love情敌
- rival for为…竞争
- rival each other in popularity互比声望高低
词组短语
rival firms竞争公司;竞争商行
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“相称,比得上,与……相比”的意思,其区别是:
rival指某人或某物在和对手竞争中,在能力、质量等方面都能与之相匹敌,都能比得上。
equal指在数量、价值或程度等方面已完全相等。
match指对手之间力量、强度、性能或利益等的较量或竞争。
这组词都有“对手,敌手”的意思,其区别是:
enemy多指充满敌意的仇敌。
opponent最常用词,通常指在争论、辩论、竞选或竞赛以及其它各种矛盾冲突中站在对立面的“对手”或“敌手”。
rival指与某人目标一致而想赶上或超过他的人,匹敌者。
foe语气较强,多用于书面文字和诗歌中。指不仅敌对,而且很危险,怀有很深的敌意。
competitor指为同一目标或目的竞争者,一般无感情色彩。
这组词都有“竞争”的意思,其区别是:
contend指为战胜或击败对手进行不懈努力,强调拼搏。也可指口头上进行有对立情绪或严重分歧的争论。
rival指在两方或多方的竞争或比赛中,谁都想战胜或比得上对手。
contest指为争夺土地、阵地、权力或荣誉等而展开的竞争。
compete普通用词,含义广泛。既可指体育活动等活动中争取优胜的相互竞争,也可指为了自己的利益与他人竞争。
rival vt. vi. 比得上,堪与…..竞争;
compete vi (with/in)与……竞争
双语例句
- He is hound out of his job by jealous rival.
他受到忌妒他的竞争者的算计而被迫离职。 - The party leader has been supplanted by his rival.
那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。
- He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。
- Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.
轮船在速度方面无法与飞机匹敌。 - The poet Homer believed that no mortal could rival Zeus.
诗人荷马认为没有凡人能 与宙斯匹敌.