| 单词 | rival |
| 释义 | rival (once / 108 pages) nv A rival is a competitor or contender that you want to defeat, whether in an actual competition or for another goal. It may be a tennis rival or a rival for your true love’s affections. There are all types of rivals, but they tend to show up a lot in sports. For example, in college football, the Army and Navy have been rivals since their first meeting in 1890. Something that is able to rival something else is seen as comparable to it in quality, and something that is said to be “without rival” is unmatched, or better than everything else. WORD FAMILYrival: rivaled, rivaling, rivalled, rivalling, rivalrous, rivalry, rivals+/rivaled: unrivaled/rivalled: unrivalled/rivalry: rivalries/unrivaled: unrivaledest USAGE EXAMPLESDeutsche Bank was the focus of that dream and along the way, he declined many offers to leave and join rival banks. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) He told the media and political rivals to "hold off partying", adding: "Nothing will happen, because there is nothing." BBC(Jan 02, 2017) A prison chaplain said the riot began after a fight between rival gangs. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the contestant you hope to defeat he had respect for his rivals Syn|Hypo|Hyper challenger, competition, competitor, contender champ, champion, title-holder someone who has won first place in a competition comersomeone with a promising future finalista contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition enemy, foea personal enemy favorite, favourite, front-runnera competitor thought likely to win king, queen, world-beatera competitor who holds a preeminent position runner-up, second bestthe competitor who finishes second scratcha competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalistone of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fightera contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods tierany one of two or more competitors who tie one another tiltersomeone who engages in a tilt or joust mortal enemyan enemy who wants to kill you record-breaker, record-holdersomeone who breaks a record contestant a person who participates in competitions 2v be the rival of, be in competition with we are rivaling for first place in the race Hypo|Hyper outrival, outvie be more of a rival than compete, contend, vie compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others 3v be equal to in quality or ability Nothing can rival cotton for durability Syn|Hyper equal, match, touch equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching compete, contend, vie compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
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