contender

英 [kənˈtendə(r)]

美 [kənˈtendər]

n. 竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者

复数：contenders　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7968 / COCA.6684

牛津词典

noun

竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
a person who takes part in a competition or tries to win sth
1. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
  奥运金牌的争夺者
2. a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
  该党领导权最重要的 / 强劲的 / 有实力的角逐者

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
Acontenderis someone who takes part in a competition.
1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
  她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。

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:rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

双语例句

Four enhancements in 11.7 make Informix a real contender for larger warehouses and data vaults.
版本11.7中的4个增强让Informix成为大型数据仓库和数据保管库的一个真正竞争者。
He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics.
他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。
He was seen by many analysts as a potentially strong contender when he first got into the race.
他在刚开始角逐时，许多分析人士看好他是名具备潜力的竞争者。
Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad
她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
Bradley has been considered a possible presidential contender himself.
布拉德利本人就被认为是总统职位的有力竞争者。
They made him the number one contender.
他们让他做一号挑战者。
Republican contender John McCain has also been campaigning in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries.
共和党参选人麦凯恩也在星期二的两场初选前在俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州展开竞选活动。
It is also interesting to see if it will be a contender for Android.
同样还值得关注的是，webOS是否会成为Android的竞争者。
The team is a serious contender for the title this year.
该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争对手。