词组 | rival |
释义 | rival /ˈraɪvəl/ noun a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, politics etcadjectivessb’s main/chief rival Who is the champion’s main rival?sb’s nearest/closest rival (=the one that is closest to beating them) She finished 7.1 seconds ahead of her nearest rival.a serious/dangerous rival (=one that might beat you) He knows that he has no serious rival for the job.a formidable rival (=one it will be hard to beat) He faced formidable rivals for the position.a great/big rival (=an important rival for a long time) Oxford University and Cambridge University have always been great rivals.a bitter/deadly rival (=one that hates you) The two brothers had become bitter rivals.a fierce rival (=one that wants very much to beat you) They used to be fierce rivals but are now campaigning together.sb’s arch-rival (=their main or strongest rival) The company is now doing better than its arch-rival.an old/long-time rival The team had a convincing victory over their old rivals.a potential rival We see their business as a potential rival.a political rival The two men were great political rivals.a presidential rival His presidential rivals have vigorously attacked him.verbshave/face a rival She faces several dangerous rivals.beat/defeat a rival He defeated his rival by one vote.outdo your rival (=do better than them) Each company tried to outdo its rivals.rival + nounsa rival company/firm She left her job and went to work for a rival company.a rival team The rival team's fans were at the other end of the ground.a rival gang He was attacked by members of a rival gang.rival fans/supporters There were fights between rival fans after the match.rival factions/groups My task is to unite the rival factions within the party.a rival candidate He spread damaging rumours about a rival candidate.prepositionsa rival for sth He saw Wilson as his main rival for the position.a rival to sb/sth The city was a rival to Athens until 506 BC. |
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