contenders

英 [kənˈtɛndəz]

美 [kənˈtɛndərz]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者
contender的复数

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。

双语例句

• Who are the main contenders in the Party leadership stakes?
  在该党领导人的争夺战中谁是主要的竞争者？
• We've outlined the contenders below-so have a read and then cast your vote.
  我们将在以下的参选球员中选出，因此，你可以先读他们的背景资料，然后投票。
• The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.
  埃菲尔铁塔和雅典卫城也参与了此次竞选。
• Tichy is concerned also that GM has given important jobs to the other CEO contenders.
  蒂奇还注意到通用汽车将许多重要的职位赋予了其他首席执行官的竞争者。
• Whether or not candidates are strong contenders, I always ask what questions they have for me.
  不论应试者是否是强有力的应聘人，我总会问他们有什么问题。
• Indeed, the final six candidates drawn from a mixture of academia and finance were all strong contenders.
  确实，从学术界和金融行业中挑选出来的6名最终候选人，都是强有力的竞争者。
• I think we're beginning to rattle the other contenders.
  我想我们已经让其他竞争者们慌了手脚。
• Oh, and in case you're wondering: all the remaining presidential contenders are terrible on this issue.
  还有让你担心的：目前仅存的总统候选人在这个问题上都非常糟糕。
• Sunday's final of beach volleyball Brought a pair of Olympic contenders to center stage.
  星期天的沙滩排球赛，一对奥运选手是人们关注的焦点。
• Several other lesser-known Republican contenders might also emerge in the months ahead.
  其他几位不太出名的共和党竞选人有可能在今后几个月显露出来。