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

• 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。
• The two contenders for the heavyweight title.
  重量级冠军的两名争夺者。
• The three leading contenders were locked in a dogfight.
  三名领先的竞争者陷入一场鏖战。
• 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。
• She's one of three contenders for the vice-presidency.
  她是副总统职位的3个竞争者之一。
• The Jazz have a nice core group that's probably one player away from being title contenders.
  爵士的核心阵容很不错，只需要再补充一名队员就能成为总冠军的有力争夺者。
• 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。
• There are two contenders here.
  这里有两个竞争者。
• Park also thinks England are serious contenders to win the tournament.
  他也认为英格兰是金杯的有力竞争者。
• 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？