英 [ˈraɪv(ə)l] 美 [ˈraɪv(ə)l]
n. 竞争对手，敌手；可与之匹敌者，可与之相比的人（或物）
v. 与......相匹敌，比得上
adj. 竞争的，对抗的
【名】 （Rival）（俄）里瓦尔（人名）
复数rivals
第三人称单数rivals
现在分词rivalling或rivaling
过去式rivalled或rivaled
过去分词rivalled或rivaled
rival /ˈraɪvəl/ CET4 TEM4 [ rivalling rivalled rivals ]
可数名词 Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. 对手
The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival.
这位世界冠军领先离他最近的对手两秒多钟冲过终点。
可数名词 If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type. 可匹敌者
The area is famous for its wonderfully fragrant wine which has no rivals in the Rhone.
这一地区以其极为醇香的葡萄酒而闻名，这种酒在罗纳河流域没有可匹敌者。
及物动词 If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality. 与…相匹敌
Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs.
盒式磁带录音机在音质上无法与CD相媲美。
the contestant you hope to defeat
he had respect for his rivals
同义词： challenger / competitor / competition / contender
be the rival of, be in competition with
we are rivaling for first place in the race
竞争-引用次数：690
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...为：沈祥福同志敏锐地发明了试卷得分分为考题(Exam)分与清洁分，并精确计算到了两者之间的差值关系，正确的评估了竞争对手(Rival)的理论水平，最后果断的递交干净无比的白卷，终于荣登榜首。
无论小牛的整体快速轮换防守，还是热火强悍的单人(Single)防守才华，都让他们的对手(Rival)难以发挥自己的特长。帕特莱利曾在上个世纪就说过：总冠军(Championship)是靠防守的。
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竞争者（The Rival）是黄金时代的逆闪电之一，复刻了不完全的闪电侠实验。
对手；[劳经]竞争者
equal / comparative / opponent / match / adversary
与…竞争；比得上某人
[劳经]竞争
contest / cope / struggle to
[劳经]竞争的
She pipped her rival for the gold medal.
她险胜对手，夺得金牌。
This year the newspaper has outsold its main rival.
今年该报的发行量已超过了它的主要对手。
There is often no discernible difference between rival brands.
相互竞争的品牌之间往往看不出明显的区别。
Egypt has been mediating between rival Palestinian factions Fatah in the West Bank and Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip.
VOA : standard.2009.09.13
They are going to be denigrated because they maintain cults that rival the central sanctuary of Jerusalem And this is going to be what does them in.
他们会被诋毁,因为他们保持着崇拜耶路撒冷中心圣所的宗教传统,这就会使他们陷于诋毁。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
But these stories rival, and implicitly polemicize against, the myths or mythologies of Israel's neighbors.
这些故事相矛盾，且隐含着相反含意，与以色列的杜撰故事和神话传说。
旧约导论课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
Bereket had harsh words for Ethiopia's Horn of Africa rival Eritrea, which the United States accuses of backing al-Shabab in Somalia.
VOA : standard.2009.08.20
According to the exit polling, only about one in ten voters favored her closest rival, Social Democrat lawmaker Algirdas Butkevicius.
VOA : standard.2009.05.17
However, SEB appears to be weathering the troubles better than its rival, for now at least.
He fired back at McCain, accusing his rival of a little doublespeak of his own.
Another Morgan Stanley banker, Vikram Gandhi Vikram Gandhi , has already signed up with a rival.
基本信息 rival ['raivəl] 复数形式：rivals n. 竞争者，对手 vt. 竞争，对抗 a. 竞争的，对抗的 时 态：ri·valed or ri·valled, ri·val·ing or ri·val·ling, ri·vals 名词解释 the contestant you hope to defeat [同] competition, competitor, contender, rival, challenger [例] he had respect for his rivals he wanted to know what the competition was doing 动词解释 be equal to in quality or ability [同] equal, match, rival, touch [例] Nothing can rival cotton for durability Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parentsbe the rival of, be in competition with [例] we are rivaling for first place in the race