contender
n. (冠軍)爭奪者,競爭者; 打孔裝置; 鑽機
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...
她的教練昨天說,她將是英國奧運代表隊席位的有力爭奪者。
Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
我們的“英國國內事務”記者報道了3名競爭者對辭職訊息的反應。
1. the contestant you hope to defeat;
And China's huge current account surpluses could make the country a natural contender in international finance.
而中國鉅額的經常專案盈餘,可能令這個國家成為國際金融領域天然的角逐者.
After Miami you would have called him a contender ; not so much any more.
一個健康的卡納斯將非常危險.
Strong contender Spain along with Slovenia, Paraguay and make up group B.
B組除了實力不錯的西班牙隊外,還有斯洛維尼亞隊 、 巴拉圭隊和南非隊.
It was a difficult loss for the Bulls, who seemed poised to knock off another contender.
這對公牛來說,這是一場很糟糕的失利, 因為他們幾乎要再次扮演強隊殺手的本色了.
A serious contender needs a rugged personality, even if it is primarily a finesse team.
一個嚴肅的競爭者需要嚴酷的個性, 即使是遺支主要以巧取勝的球隊.