['raivəl]
rival
n. 对手,竞争者
a. 竞争的
vt. 与…相匹敌,比得上

词形变化:

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

例句与用法:

  1. He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
    他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。
  2. 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。
  3. He lashed at his rival for dishonesty.
    他严厉斥责对手的欺诈行为。
  4. The bank merged with its major rival.
    该银行与其主要对手合并了。
  5. 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信用购物方案。
  6. 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。
  7. Tom and I were rivals for the job.
    汤姆和我是这次求职的竞争对手。
  8. Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.
    轮船在速度方面无法与飞机匹敌。

英英解释:

名词 rival:

  1. the contestant you hope to defeat
  2. 同义词:challenger, competitor, competition, contender

动词 rival:

  1. be equal to in quality or ability
  2. 同义词:equal, touch, match
  3. be the rival of, be in competition with