contender

英 [kənˈtendə(r)]

美 [kənˈtendər]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者

复数：contenders　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7968 / COCA.6684

牛津词典

noun

• 竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
  a person who takes part in a competition or tries to win sth
  1. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
     奥运金牌的争夺者
  2. a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
     该党领导权最重要的 / 强劲的 / 有实力的角逐者

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。

英英释义

noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat
  1. he had respect for his rivals
  2. he wanted to know what the competition was doing
  Synonym:rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

双语例句

• They made him the number one contender.
  他们让他做一号挑战者。
• He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics.
  他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。
• Republican presidential contender John McCain picked up the endorsement of a former rival Thursday.
  争取共和党总统候选人提名的约翰.麦凯恩星期四得到了先前一位竞争对手的公开支持。
• Worse ever, the last contender ignores an opportunity under his eyes.
  更糟糕的以往一样，最后的竞争者忽略他的眼睛下一个机会。
• It is also interesting to see if it will be a contender for Android.
  同样还值得关注的是，webOS是否会成为Android的竞争者。
• This could be the season the Lakers go from playoff team to contender. why? Trust.
  本赛季湖人可能会从一支季后赛球队变为总冠军的争夺者。为什么？我相信他们。
• Wolfowitz and Michel also met with Jean-Pierre Bemba, the main contender during the recent election.
  沃尔福威茨和米歇尔还会见了最近的选举中的主要竞选对手Jean-PierreBemba。
• Republican contender John McCain has also been campaigning in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries.
  共和党参选人麦凯恩也在星期二的两场初选前在俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州展开竞选活动。
• Pete: The latest locker talk is that our game plan is a real contender for the contract.
  皮特：据最新的小道消息说，我们的方案对这个合同很有竞争力。
• 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。