| 单词 | challenger |
| 释义 | challenger (once / 1936 pages) n Challengers don’t let things stay the way they are, they go against something already in place, like a rule or the score on the scoreboard. Or they go after the same thing you may want, like victory in a competition or even the parking spot you were waiting for. In earlier history, during the Middle Ages, a challenger was mostly a dreaded foe or someone who wanted to fight to the death with a sword. Some challengers want to challenge the truth or rightness of something, and that can be pretty serious too. In modern times, though, the word challenger often describes competitors who want to challenge each other in sports, on TV game shows, or in arguments. These challengers enjoy the challenge itself. WORD FAMILYchallenger: challengers+/challenge: challengeable, challenged, challenger, challenges, challenging, counterchallenge/challengeable: unchallengeable/challenged: unchallenged/challenging: challengingly/unchallengeable: unchallengeably USAGE EXAMPLESBut prior to Friday’s bout, one foreboding figure loomed for the challenger. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) The challenger wants the final word to be his decisive punch to Cruz’s face. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) He easily defeated a Republican challenger this year after a 2,700-vote squeaker in 2014, the same year Hogan defeated Democrat Anthony Brown. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) n the contestant you hope to defeat Syn|Hypo|Hyper competition, competitor, contender, rival 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who holds a preeminent position runner-up, second bestthe competitor who finishes second scratcha competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalistone of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fightera contestant who is very aggressive and willing to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 |
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