/ˈraɪvl ||; ˈraɪvḷ/noun
[C] a person or thing that is competing with you 竞争对手:
It seems that we're rivals for the sales manager's job.我们似乎是争夺销售经理职位的对手。
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/ˈraɪvl ||; ˈraɪvḷ/verb
[T] (rivalling;rivalled (US 美) rivaling;rivaled)rival sb/sth (for/in sth) to be as good as sb/sth 比得上某人或某事物:
Nothing rivals skiing for sheer excitement.没有什么比得上滑雪那般刺激。
rival1/ˋraIvḷ; ˈraIv$l/n [C] a person or group that you compete with 竞争者﹐对手: The two teams had always been rivals. 两个队一直是竞争对手。 —rival adj : rival gangs 敌对的帮派
rival2v [T] rivalled , rivalling BrE 【英】; rivaled , rivaling AmE 【美】if one thing rivals another, it is as good as the other thing 与…匹敌﹐与…媲美﹐比得上: The college's facilities rival those of Yale or Harvard. 这所学院的设施堪与耶鲁或哈佛大学的相媲美。
rivalrivalrivalsrivalledrivaledrivallingrivalingnouna person who wants to do better than you or who is trying to take what you want: John and Lucy are rivals for the manager's job.