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

• 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。
• 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。
• Who are the main contenders for the title?
  谁是这一称号的主要竞争者？
• A number of recent polls have found many Republicans dissatisfied with the current crop of presidential contenders.
  最近，有不少民调都显示，美国全国各地的共和党人，对目前出来竞选共和党总统候选人的，都不是十分满意。
• Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama debated the wisdom of dealing directly with Iran Monday.
  美国两位总统竞争者麦凯恩和奥巴马星期一就如何更明智地直接同伊朗打交道进行了辩论。
• 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。
• I think we're beginning to rattle the other contenders.
  我想我们已经让其他竞争者们慌了手脚。
• The two contenders for the heavyweight title.
  重量级冠军的两名争夺者。
• Oh, and in case you're wondering: all the remaining presidential contenders are terrible on this issue.
  还有让你担心的：目前仅存的总统候选人在这个问题上都非常糟糕。
• Both contenders are expected to announce vice presidential running mates before the conventions begin.
  两名候选人都可望在党代表大会开幕之前宣布副总统竞选夥伴。