rivals

英 [ˈraɪvlz]

美 [ˈraɪvlz]

n.  竞争对手
v.  与…相匹敌; 比得上
rival的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用rivaling, rivaled


• N-COUNT 竞争者;对手;敌手
  Yourrivalis a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things.
  1. The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival...
     世界冠军领先第二名2秒多钟到达终点。
  2. He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...
     他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。
  3. The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between rival teenage gangs.
     警察认为这场打斗是由两个敌对的青少年帮派之间的纠纷引起的。
• N-COUNT 没有敌手;独一无二;无人能及
  If you say that someone or something hasno rivalsor iswithout rival, you mean that it is best of its type.
  1. ...a wonderfully fragrant wine which has no rivals in the Rhone...
     在罗纳河地区独一无二的无比香醇的葡萄酒
  2. He is a pastry chef without rival.
     他是最好的面点师。
• VERB 能与…媲美;与…匹敌;与…不分高低
  If you say that one thingrivalsanother, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality.
  1. Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs...
     卡式磁带录音机的音质无法和CD相媲美。
  2. An epidemic to rival that which killed 26,000 in 1989 may hit the UK.
     一种流行病可能会袭击英国，其危害程度不亚于1989年导致26,000人丧生的疾病。

双语例句

• They are more likely to buy from China's rivals in Asia.
  更可能的是，他们会对中国在亚洲的竞争者下单。
• The job went to one of his chief rivals.
  那份工作被他的一个主要对手抢去了。
• The French and English are old rivals.
  法国人跟英国人是老对头。
• Among his immediate rivals was Arnold Matters, probably his superior in comic roles.
  在他的直接竞争者中，阿诺德·马特斯也许在喜剧表演上比他更胜一筹。
• The Front adopted an aggressive propaganda campaign against its rivals.
  该阵线采用激进的宣传手段对付它的对手。
• He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.
  对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。
• HP and IBM have long been rivals.
  长期以来，惠普和IBM一直是竞争对手。
• There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war
  早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。
• But they also use it to undermine their rivals.
  但是它们也可以利用这点暗算对手。
• The Japanese economy will continue to outpace its foreign rivals for years to come
  在未来几年里，日本的经济发展将继续快过其国外的对手。