rival

['raivəl]

n.竞争者, 对手, 同伴
adj.竞争的
v.竞争, 与 ... 相匹敌

n.[C]

1. 竞争者, 对手, 敌手

They are rivals for the same office.

他们是争夺同一个职位的敌手。

2. 匹敌者, 可与之相比的人(或物)

His collection of stamps has few rivals in the world.

他搜集的邮票几乎举世无双。

a.

竞争的

The rival companies tried to outsell one another.

相互竞争的公司试图比对方销售出更多的货物。

vt.

1. 与……竞争

The stores rival each other in beautiful window displays.

商店在橱窗陈列方面互相比美。

2. 与……匹敌; 比得上

She lived in many places, but she says nothing can rival the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

她住过许多地方, 但是她说落基山的美无与伦比。

He soon rivaled the others in skill.

他在技术上不久便与其他人匹敌。

vi.

竞争

词形变化

动词过去式: rivaled/rivalled | 动词过去分词: rivaled/rivalled | 动词现在分词: rivaling/rivalling | 动词第三人称单数: rivals/rivals |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.与……竞争

match  compete with  vie with  

同义参见:

vie  coordinate  antagonist  competitive  competition  compete  antagonistic  side  combatant  equivalent  equal  entry  play  vying  emulate  opponent  

反义:

n.竞争者, 对手, 敌手

ally  

反义参见:

association  

英英释义

名词 rival:

the contestant you hope to defeat

同义词：challenger, competitor, competition, contender

动词 rival:

be equal to in quality or ability

同义词：equal, touch, match

be the rival of, be in competition with

补充

rivalrival英:[ˈraivəl] 美:[ˈraɪvəl]n.1.竞争对手He beat his rival.他击败了他的竞争对手。vt.1.与…竞争, 与…匹敌None of us can rival him in strength.我们谁也没他劲大。The sunset rivalled the sunrise in beauty.日落与日出的景色一样美。

例句

1. He eliminated his rivals in a struggle for power.他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。 2. He is well ahead of his nearest rival.他远远超过了实力与他最为接近的对手。 3. He is a pastry chef without rival.他是一位无人堪与媲美的面点师。 4. a rival gang一个敌对团伙 5. a rival company一个作为竞争对手的公司 6. Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs.盒式磁带录音机的音质无法和CD相媲美。 7. Few resorts can rival it for scenery.没有几处游览胜地的风景可与之相比。 8. His stupidity is rivalled only by his meanness.他这个人愚蠢的程度只有他自己的尖酸刻薄与之相及了。 9. French cooking is rivalled only by the cuisine of China.法式烹调只有中式烹饪堪与匹敌。 10. The two students rivaled each other for the scholarship.这两个学生为获得奖学金而互相竞争。 11. No one can rival him in this respect.在这方面没有人能比得上他。 12. Trains can't rival aircraft for speed.火车在速度上比不过飞机。 13. They are friends rivaling with each other in technological design.他们在工艺设计方面是互相竞争的朋友。 14. he has no serious rival for the job.对于这份工作他没有强劲的竞争对手。 15. [asmodifier]gun battles between rival gangs.敌对帮派间的枪战。 16. she has no rivals as a female rock singer.她作为摇滚乐女歌手，没人可以与她匹敌。 17. the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the Viennese.巴伐利亚人的效率比得上维也纳人。 18. It seems that we're rivals for the sales manager's job.我们似乎是争夺销售经理职位的对手。 19. Nothing rivals skiing for sheer excitement.没有什么比得上滑雪那般刺激。 20. The teams have been longtime rivals.这两个队长期以来一直是竞争对手。 21. The men are romantic rivals for her affection.这些男人都为博得她的芳心而成了情敌。 22. "her rival [=competitor, opponent] in the election"她在选举中的竞争对手 23. the company's chief/main rival这家公司的主要竞争对手 24. a rival team/gang/candidate/company/school对方球队/帮派/候选人；对手公司/学校 25. He told a rival version of the story. [=a version that disagrees with another version]他提出了一种对立的说法。 26. The company's paper is the rival of any in the world. [=it is as good as any paper in the world]这家公司生产的纸可与世界任何地方的纸媲美。 27. The company's latest cell phone has no rival/rivals. [=the company's newest cell phone is much better than all others available]这家公司生产的最新款手机无可匹敌。 28. The company manufactures paper that rivals the world's best.这家公司生产的纸张可与世界顶级产品媲美。 29. The new museum will rival the largest in the world.这家新博物馆将丝毫不逊于世界最大的博物馆。