单词 | opponent |
释义 | opponentopponent /əˈpoʊnənt/ ●●● W2 noun [countable] 1someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, election, etc.: Who will be the mayor’s opponent in the next election? The tennis player will face a tough opponent in tomorrow’s match.THESAURUScompetitor – a person, team, company, etc. that you compete against: Coal and natural gas are competitors in the energy market.opposition – the people who you are competing against and trying to defeat, especially in a sports game: We lost the game because the opposition played better than we expected.rival – a person, team, or company that you have had a strong feeling of competition with for a long time: The two high school teams have been football rivals for years.adversary formal – a person, team, or country that you are fighting or competing against: The president’s political adversaries are trying to make voters feel that he cannot be trusted.2someone who disagrees with a plan, idea, etc., and wants to try and stop it: opponent of The senator is an outspoken opponent of the death penalty. |
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