rivalry

英 [ˈraɪvlri]

美 [ˈraɪvlri]

n.  竞争; 竞赛; 较量

复数：rivalries　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7075 / COCA.6597

牛津词典

noun

• 竞争；竞赛；较量
  a state in which two people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing
  1. a fierce rivalry for world supremacy
     夺取世界霸权的激烈竞争
  2. There is a certain amount of friendly rivalry between the teams.
     两队间有某种程度上的友好较量。
  3. political rivalries
     政治对抗
  4. sibling rivalry (= between brothers and sisters)
     兄弟姐妹间的较劲

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 竞争;敌对
  Rivalryis competition or fighting between people, businesses, or organizations who are in the same area or want the same things.
  1. ...the rivalry between the Inkatha and the ANC...
     英卡塔自由党和非洲国民大会之间的敌对
  2. He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.
     他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
  3. ...a city torn by deep ethnic rivalries.
     被深厚的种族仇恨弄得四分五裂的城市

英英释义

noun

• the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  1. the teams were in fierce contention for first place
  Synonym:competitioncontention

双语例句

• It is the inevitable rivalry between an incumbent superpower and a rapidly rising one.
  其根源在于一个现任超级大国与另一个快速崛起的超级大国间不可避免的竞争。
• Socialism would not banish rivalry, envy, aggression, possessiveness, domination, and competition.
  社会主义并不驱逐敌对、嫉妒、凌侵、占有、统治和竞争。
• Joint worries about america's role in Central Asia mask an underlying rivalry for influence and resources.
  对美国在中亚地区作用的共同担心掩盖了两国对影响和资源的潜在竞争关系。
• He has managed to benefit from the rivalry of his opponent.
  他设法从与对手的竞争中获益。
• They talk about detente, but in actuality they are engaged in intense rivalry.
  他们嘴里讲缓和，骨子里却进行激烈的争夺。
• The return of great power rivalry in Asia and Europe finds a close parallel in global economic shifts.
  亚洲和欧洲重新回到大国角力状态，也密切反映了全球经济实力的转移。
• He attributed the decline primarily to miscalculation of demand growth in China and to intense rivalry.
  他认为，造成这种现象的主要原因是日本厂商错误估计了中国市场的需求增速和竞争的激烈程度。
• We intend to find a way to coexist and cooperate without unhealthy competition, rivalry or conflict.
  我们打算找到一种方法，在没有不健康竞争，争夺或冲突的情况下共存与合作。
• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.
  这次争吵是由于两家不和引起的。
• Simply put, their rivalry transcends time, distance, and culture.
  简而言之，原因是它们的角逐超越了时间、距离与文化。