rival

rival

['raivəl]

n.竞争者, 对手, 同伴
adj.竞争的
v.竞争, 与 ... 相匹敌

例句与用法：

He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.

他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。

The party leader has been supplanted by his rival.

那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。

He lashed at his rival for dishonesty.

他严厉斥责对手的欺诈行为。

The bank merged with its major rival.

该银行与其主要对手合并了。

A rival company has set afloat a new credit scheme.

一家竞争的公司已开始实施一项新的信用购物方案。

He is hound out of his job by jealous rival.

他受到忌妒他的竞争者的算计而被迫离职。

Tom and I were rivals for the job.

汤姆和我是这次求职的竞争对手。

Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.

轮船在速度方面无法与飞机匹敌。

词形变化：

动词过去式: rivaled/rivalled | 动词过去分词: rivaled/rivalled | 动词现在分词: rivaling/rivalling | 动词第三人称单数: rivals/rivals |

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n.[C]

1. 竞争者, 对手, 敌手

They are rivals for the same office.

他们是争夺同一个职位的敌手。

2. 匹敌者, 可与之相比的人(或物)

His collection of stamps has few rivals in the world.

他搜集的邮票几乎举世无双。

a.

竞争的

The rival companies tried to outsell one another.

相互竞争的公司试图比对方销售出更多的货物。

vt.

1. 与……竞争

The stores rival each other in beautiful window displays.

商店在橱窗陈列方面互相比美。

2. 与……匹敌; 比得上

She lived in many places, but she says nothing can rival the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

她住过许多地方, 但是她说落基山的美无与伦比。

He soon rivaled the others in skill.

他在技术上不久便与其他人匹敌。

vi.

竞争