rival
n. 对手; 竞争者
v. 与…匹敌; 比得上
adj. 竞争的
Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things.
The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival...
世界冠军领先第二名2秒多钟到达终点。
He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...
他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。
If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type.
...a wonderfully fragrant wine which has no rivals in the Rhone...
在罗纳河地区独一无二的无比香醇的葡萄酒
He is a pastry chef without rival.
他是最好的面点师。
If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality.
Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs...
卡式磁带录音机的音质无法和CD相媲美。
An epidemic to rival that which killed 26,000 in 1989 may hit the UK.
一种流行病可能会袭击英国,其危害程度不亚于1989年导致26,000人丧生的疾病。
1. the contestant you hope to defeat;
1. be equal to in quality or ability;
2. be the rival of, be in competition with;
compete, contend, contest, rival
这些动词均可表示"竞争"之意。
match, equal, rival
这些动词均含"相称,比得上,与……相比"之意。
opponent, competitor, enemy, foe, rival
这些名词均有"对手,敌手"之意。
The prime minister was supplanted by his rival.
首相被他的政敌赶下台了.
None of us can rival him in strength.
我们谁也没他劲大.
The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.
该公司与主要竞爭对手的处境极为相似.
We whomped our arch rival in the season's climactic football game.
我们在该季最精彩足球赛中打败了我们主要的对手.
The rival team members bantered before the game.
双方队员在比赛前互相说笑.