rival
n. 對手; 競爭者
v. 與…匹敵; 比得上
adj. 競爭的
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...
世界冠軍領先第二名2秒多鍾到達終點。
He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...
他在一場殘酷的權力爭鬥中將對手一一剷除。
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...
在羅納河地區獨一無二的無比香醇的葡萄酒
He is a pastry chef without rival.
他是最好的麵點師。
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...
卡式磁帶錄音機的音質無法和CD相媲美。
An epidemic to rival that which killed 26,000 in 1989 may hit the UK.
一種流行病可能會襲擊英國,其危害程度不亞於1989年導致26,000人喪生的疾病。
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
這些動詞均可表示"競爭"之意。
match, equal, rival
這些動詞均含"相稱,比得上,與……相比"之意。
opponent, competitor, enemy, foe, rival
這些名詞均有"對手,敵手"之意。
The prime minister was supplanted by his rival.
首相被他的政敵趕下臺了.
None of us can rival him in strength.
我們誰也沒他勁大.
The company is in a position closely analogous to that of its main rival.
該公司與主要競爭對手的處境極為相似.
We whomped our arch rival in the season's climactic football game.
我們在該季最精彩足球賽中打敗了我們主要的對手.
The rival team members bantered before the game.
雙方隊員在比賽前互相說笑.