rival
rival 英 [ˈraɪvl] 美 ['raɪvl]
n. 对手；竞争者 v. 匹敌；比得上 adj. 竞争的
进行时:rivalling 过去式:rivalled 过去分词:rivalled 第三人称单数:rivals 名词复数:rivals
- A rival is a competitor or contender that you want to defeat, whether in an actual competition or for another goal. It may be a tennis rival or a rival for your true love’s affections.
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- n. 对手；竞争者
- v. 匹敌；比得上
- adj. 竞争的
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1. The two teams have always been rivals.
这两个队一直是竞争对手。
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2. This latest design has no rivals.
这种最新款式独领风骚。
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3. a rival bid, a rival claim, a rival offer
竞标；对立的权利要求；竞价
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4. fighting between rival groups
对立团体间的争斗
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5. You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps.
你看到的景色可与你在阿尔卑斯山所看到的景色相媲美。
- rival (n.) 1570s, from Latin rivalis "a rival, adversary in love; neighbor," originally, "of the same brook," from rivus "brook" (from PIE root *rei- "to run, flow"). "One who is in pursuit of the same object as another." The sense evolution seems to be based on the competitiveness of neighbors: "one who uses the same stream," or "one on the opposite side of the stream" A secondary sense in Latin and sometimes in English was "associate, companion in duty," from the notion of "one having a common right or privilege with another." As an adjective 1580s from the noun.
- rival (v.) c. 1600, from rival (n.). Related: Rivaled; rivaling.
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