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

• The Museum has antagonised rivals by outbidding them for the world's greatest art treasures
  该博物馆为这些世界上最伟大的艺术瑰宝开出了更高价格，惹恼了竞争对手。
• 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。
• He cut his rates to drive out rivals.
  他降低价格以便挤走竞争对手。
• There was a sort of friendship between the two men, who were all the while deadly rivals.
  这两个男的素来是冤家对头，如今竟有了一种友情。
• Drawn in lane three, she had all her rivals in sight.
  她抽到第三道，所有对手尽收眼底。
• The sunset rivals the sunrise in beauty.
  日落可与日出媲美。
• Now that Amazon and apple are rivals, which one is likely to win?
  现在亚马逊（Amazon）和苹果（Apple）已经成了竞争对手，谁会从竞争中胜出？
• The fiercest of rivals, the last time they crossed swords was during the 1980s.
  这对争得你死我活的竞争对手的最后一次交锋是在20世纪80年代。
• 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。
• His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles
  他的两个主要竞争对手因长期政治流亡而处于不利的地位。