释义 |
rivalize, v.|ˈraɪvəlaɪz| [f. rival n.2 + -ize. Cf. F. rivaliser, Pg. -isar, Sp. -izar.] intr. To enter into rivalry, to compete, with.
1802–12Bentham Ration. Judic. Evid. (1827) IV. 337 Being..the delegates of a spiritual authority, rivalizing with the temporal authority of the king. 1839Blackw. Mag. XLV. 385 These steps I took, not with the intention of rivalizing with M. Daguerre in the perfection of his processes. |