contender
n. (冠军)争夺者,竞争者; 打孔装置; 钻机
A contender is someone who takes part in a competition.
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
她的教练昨天说,她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
1. the contestant you hope to defeat;
And China's huge current account surpluses could make the country a natural contender in international finance.
而中国巨额的经常项目盈余,可能令这个国家成为国际金融领域天然的角逐者.
After Miami you would have called him a contender ; not so much any more.
一个健康的卡纳斯将非常危险.
Strong contender Spain along with Slovenia, Paraguay and make up group B.
B组除了实力不错的西班牙队外,还有斯洛文尼亚队 、 巴拉圭队和南非队.
It was a difficult loss for the Bulls, who seemed poised to knock off another contender.
这对公牛来说,这是一场很糟糕的失利, 因为他们几乎要再次扮演强队杀手的本色了.
A serious contender needs a rugged personality, even if it is primarily a finesse team.
一个严肃的竞争者需要严酷的个性, 即使是遗支主要以巧取胜的球队.