ri.val
n.(名词)
One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
竞争对手,敌手:试图与另一人匹敌或超越的人,或者是与另一个人追求同一目标的人;竞争对手
One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.
匹敌者:在某一特定方面与另一人相等或几乎相等的人
Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
【废语】 同事,伙伴:在某一特定的任务中的伙伴或助手
n.attributive.(定语名词)
Often used to modify another noun:
常用来修饰另一个名词:
例句:
rival companies; rival products; rival teams; rival schools.
竞争公司;竞争产品;竞争队;竞争学校
v.(动词)
ri.valed 或 ri.valled ri.val.ing 或 ri.val.ling ri.vals 或 ri.vals
v.tr.(及物动词)
To attempt to equal or surpass.
与…竞争:试图匹敌或越过
To be the equal of; match:
与…相匹敌;比得上:
例句:
.They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival.(Doris Kearns Goodwin)
.他们取得的成就比他们所梦想的还要多,这给他们的家族史注入了一股魔力,使得任何神话及日常生活都没法匹敌.(多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To be a competitor or rival; compete.
竞争:成为竞争对手或敌人;竞争
来源:
Latin rov3lis [a rival, one using the same stream as another]
拉丁语 rov3lis [对手,与另一个使用相同水流的人]
from rovus [stream] * see rei-
源自 rovus [河,水流] *参见 rei-
<参考词汇><同义词>rival,compete,vie,emulateThese verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another.
这些动词都表示试图与…匹敌或超越另一人。
Rival is the most general:
Rival 最具概括意义:
例句:
.His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke. (Henry Adams).Tocompete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as gaining an advantage, victory in a contest, or a prize:
.他的抱负致使他超越了爱德蒙·伯克的事业. (亨利·亚当斯)。Compete 指为了达到某一目标,如为取得优势、在竞赛中取得胜利或获奖,而与另一个人或其他人竞争:
例句:
Local hardware stores can`t compete with discount outlets.
地方五金商店不能与那些削价商行相竞争。
例句:
.She must learn to compete . . . not as a woman, but as a human being. (Betty Friedan).
.她必须学会竞争…不是以女人的身份,而是以人的身份. (贝蒂·弗里丹)。
Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry:
Vie 常能与Compete 互换, 但有时强调隐含在竞争行为中的挑战:
例句:
.No mortal could vie with Zeus. (Homer).
任何凡人都没法与宙斯匹敌. (荷马)。
Emulate connotes imitation in an effort to match or outdo another:
Emulate 表示为赶上或超越另一人而努力模仿:
例句:
.The whole world emulates Athens and Rome. (David Hume).
.全世界都仿效雅典和罗马 (大卫·休谟)