rival
noun [ C ] uk/ˈraɪ.vəl/ us/ˈraɪ.vəl/
C1 竞争对手;敌手
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks. 他以领先20分的成绩打败了和他水平最接近的对手。
The companies produce rival versions of the toy. 这些公司生产的玩具跟我们的产品争夺市场。
Synonyms: challengercompetitorcontender
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- The company has decided not to go through with the takeover of its smaller rival.
- The airline admitted being involved in a dirty tricks campaign to win customers from their rival.
- She hired an assassin to eliminate her rival.
- Big supermarkets can undercut all rivals, especially small high-street shops.
- They beat several other rivals for the contract.
rival
verb [ T ] uk/ˈraɪ.vəl/ us/ˈraɪ.vəl/ -ll- or -l-
C2 可与…相媲美，比得上
to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else
No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity. 没有任何计算机比得上人脑复杂。
The beauty of the country is only rivalled by (= is as great in degree as) the violence of its politics. 该国的美丽风光非同寻常，而其国内政治的残暴同样惊世骇俗。