rival
noun
verb
ˈraɪvəl
noun
1
a
person,
group,
or
organization
that
you
compete
with
in
sport,
business,
a
fight
etc
对手，竞争者;
This
gives
the
company
a
competitive
advantage
over
its
rivals.
这使这家公司和它的对手相比有了一个竞争优势。
[+
for
]
his
chief
rival
for
the
job
和他竞争这份工作的主要对手
He
finished
39
seconds
ahead
of
his
main
rival
.
他比主要对手早 39 秒到达终点。
She
was
2
minutes
faster
than
her
nearest
rival
.
她比紧随其后的对手快两分钟。
a
game
against
their
old
rivals
,
Manchester
United
和他们的老对手曼联队的比赛
They
still
remain
bitter
rivals
(=hate
each
other)
.
他们仍是宿敌。
Their
sales
have
now
overtaken
those
of
their
arch-rival
(=main
or
strongest
rival)
.
他们的销售额现已超过了他们的主要竞争对手。
rival
company/firm/team
etc
Sheena
left
her
job
and
went
to
work
for
a
rival
company.
希娜辞了职，转投一家对头公司工作。
2
one
of
a
group
of
things
that
people
can
choose
between
竞争的事物
The
newest
model
has
several
advantages
over
its
rivals.
最新的型号比对手有几大优势。
verb
3
to
be
as
good
or
important
as
someone
or
something
else
与…匹敌，与…媲美;
The
college’s
facilities
rival
those
of
Harvard
and
Yale.
这所学院的设施比得上哈佛和耶鲁。
a
stadium
to
rival
any
in
the
world
堪与世上任何体育场媲美的体育场