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

• He cleverly sowed doubts into the minds of his rivals
  他巧妙地令对手心生疑窦。
• 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。
• They have not hesitated in the past to liquidate their rivals.
  过去他们曾毫不犹豫地铲除对手。
• 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？
• They are more likely to buy from China's rivals in Asia.
  更可能的是，他们会对中国在亚洲的竞争者下单。
• The French and English are old rivals.
  法国人跟英国人是老对头。
• The company has gradually absorbed its smaller rivals.
  该公司逐步地吞并了一些比它小的竞争对手。
• There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war
  早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。
• He is an unknown quantity for his rivals.
  对于对手们而言，他是个未知数。
• 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。