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。