rival
英 [ˈraɪvl] 美 ['raɪvl]

n.

对手；竞争者；

vt.

与…竞争；比得上某人；

vi.

竞争；

adj.

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

n.(名词)

1. [C]竞争对手 person or sth competing with another

v.(动词)

1. 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"

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• defeat one's rival击败对手
• encounter a rival遇到一个对手

形容词+～

• fallen rival被打败的竞争对手
• powerful rival强敌

～+名词

• rival firm竞争公司

介词+～

• without a rival无可匹敌的

～+介词

• rival for对…的竞争对手
• a rival in love情敌

用作动词 (v.)～+介词

• 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

rival, equal, match

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。

enemy, opponent, rival, foe, competitor

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。

contend, rival, contest, compete

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, compete

rival vt. vi. 比得上，堪与…..竞争；

compete vi （with/in）与……竞争

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. 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。
2. 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。

用作形容词(adj.)

1. He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
   他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。

用作动词(v.)

1. Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.
   轮船在速度方面无法与飞机匹敌。
2. 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.

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