challenger

英 [ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈtʃælɪndʒər]

n.  (体育运动或政治的)挑战者

复数：challengers　

BEC经济

BNC.9110 / COCA.8781

牛津词典

noun

• （体育运动或政治的）挑战者
  a person who competes with sb else in sport or in politics for an important position that the other person already holds
  1. the official challenger for the world championship title
     世界冠军头衔的正式挑战者

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (职位或头衔的)挑战者
  Achallengeris someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
  1. Draskovic has emerged as the strongest challenger to the leader of the Serbian government...
     德拉什科维奇一跃成为塞尔维亚政府领导人最大的挑战者。
  2. The One Australia syndicate is to become the sixth challenger for the 1995 Americas Cup.
     名为“澳洲一号”的船队将成为争夺1995年美洲杯的第6个挑战者。

英英释义

noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat
  1. he had respect for his rivals
  2. he wanted to know what the competition was doing
  Synonym:rivalcompetitorcompetitioncontender

双语例句

• Since she got to the top, she has carefully removed every potential challenger from office.
  自从登上权力顶峰，她小心地罢黜了每一个潜在的挑战者。
• This is what we are commemorating the "Challenger" on the best way to the seven heroes.
  这正是我们纪念“挑战者”号上七位英雄的最好方式。
• A fight was scheduled between the world boxing champion and the challenger.
  世界拳击冠军和挑战者之间将有一橙赛。
• The world champion was dethroned last night by a young challenger.
  世界冠军昨晚被一个年轻的挑战者打败了。
• The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
  冠军面临着一个勇敢的挑战者。
• Draskovic has emerged as the strongest challenger to the leader of the Serbian government
  德拉什科维奇一跃成为塞尔维亚政府领导人最大的挑战者。
• You have helped us kick-off the general election on the strongest footing of any presidential challenger ever.
  你们帮助我们在大选初期，就在所有总统候选人中占据了最强有力的地位。
• But this is a challenger they've never seen.
  但这是一个它们从未见过的挑战者。
• Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.
  这位民主党挑战者将如何履行总统职务还不能明确判断。
• The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.
  这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。