| 释义 |
rival /rīˈvl/ noun- A person pursuing an object in competition with another
- A person who strives to equal or excel another
- A person for whom, or thing for which, a claim to equality might be made
- A partner, fellow (Shakespeare)
adjective- Standing in competition
- Having similar pretensions or comparable claims
transitive verb (rīˈvalling; rīˈvalled)- To stand in competition with
- To try to gain the same object against
- To try to equal or excel
- To be worthy of comparison with
ORIGIN: L rīvālis, said to be from rīvus river, as a person who draws water from the same river rīˈvaless noun (archaic) A female rival rīvality /-valˈi-ti/ noun - Rivalry
- Equality (Shakespeare)
rīˈvalize or rīˈvalise intransitive verb To enter into rivalry rīˈvalless adjective rīˈvalrous adjective rīˈvalry noun - The state of being a rival
- Competition
- Emulation
- The feeling of a rival
rīˈvalship noun Emulation rīˈval-hating adjective (Shakespeare). |