1 (in sport or competitions) a person who plays against sb (体育运动或比赛)对手,敌手:
They are the toughest opponents we've played against.他们是我们在比赛中遇到过的最难对付的敌手。
2an opponent (of sth) a person who disagrees with sb's actions, plans or beliefs and tries to stop or change them 反对者:
the President's political opponents总统的政敌
opponent/əˋponənt; əˈpəʊnənt/n [C] 1 someone who is competing against you in a sport or competition〔体育比赛或竞赛中的〕对手﹐竞争者: His opponent is twice as big as he is. 他的对手块头有他两个那么大。2 someone who disagrees with a plan, idea etc〔计划﹑观点等的〕反对者: +of opponents of Darwin's theory 达尔文理论的反对者