Rival

['raɪvl]

解释:

(noun.) the contestant you hope to defeat; 'he had respect for his rivals'; 'he wanted to know what the competition was doing'.

(verb.) be the rival of, be in competition with; 'we are rivaling for first place in the race'.

编辑:摩尔--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

(n.) One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.

(a.) Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.

(v. t.) To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.

(v. t.) To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.

(v. i.) To be in rivalry.

克劳德整理

同义词及近义词：

n. Competitor, antagonist, opponent, rival candidate.

a. Competing, emulating, emulous.

v. a. [1]. Oppose, compete with, contend with.[2]. Emulate, try to equal or excel.[3]. Match, equal, be equal to.

埃尔顿校对

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Antagonist, competitor, cosuitor

ANT:Adherent, supporter, comrade, coadjutor, neutral

手打:斯蒂芬

解释:

n. one pursuing the same object as another: one who strives to equal or excel another: a competitor.—adj. having the same claims: standing in competition.—v.t. to stand in competition with: to try to gain the same object as another: to try to equal or excel:—pr.p. rī′valling; pa.t. and pa.p. rī′valled.—n. Rī′valess a female rival.—adj. Rī′val-hāt′ing jealous.—v.i. Rī′valise to enter into rivalry.—ns. Rival′ity (Shak.) rivalry equality in rank or authority; Rī′valry act of rivalling: competition: emulation; Rī′valship emulation.

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