单词 | rival |
释义 | rival['raivl]n. 对手, 竞争者a. 竞争的【经】 竞争的; 竞争者相关词组:without a rival rival ri.val AHD: [rº“v…l] D.J. [6ra!v*l]K.K. [6ra!v*l]n.(名词)1. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.竞争对手,敌手:试图与另一人匹敌或超越的人,或者是与另一个人追求同一目标的人;竞争对手2. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.匹敌者:在某一特定方面与另一人相等或几乎相等的人3. Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.【废语】 同事,伙伴:在某一特定的任务中的伙伴或助手n.attributive.(定语名词)Often used to modify another noun:常用来修饰另一个名词:rival companies; rival products; rival teams; rival schools.竞争公司;竞争产品;竞争队;竞争学校v.(动词) ri.valed 或 ri.valled ri.val.ing 或 ri.val.ling ri.vals 或 ri.vals v.tr.(及物动词)1. To attempt to equal or surpass.与…竞争:试图匹敌或越过2. To be the equal of; match:与…相匹敌;比得上:“They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival”(&b{Doris Kearns Goodwin})“他们取得的成就比他们所梦想的还要多,这给他们的家族史注入了一股魔力,使得任何神话及日常生活都没法匹敌”(多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)v.intr.(不及物动词)To be a competitor or rival; compete.竞争:成为竞争对手或敌人;竞争语源:1. Latin r&9{ºv³lis} [a rival, one using the same stream as another] 拉丁语 r&9{ºv³lis} [对手,与另一个使用相同水流的人] 2. from r&9{ºvus} [stream] * see rei- 源自 r&9{ºvus} [河,水流] *参见 rei- 参考词汇:1. rival,compete,vie,emulate2. These verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another.这些动词都表示试图与…匹敌或超越另一人。3. Rival is the most general: Rival 最具概括意义: “She must learn to compete . . . not as a woman, but as a human being” (Betty Friedan).“她必须学会竞争…不是以女人的身份,而是以人的身份” (贝蒂·弗里丹)。4. Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry: Vie 常能与Compete 互换, 但有时强调隐含在竞争行为中的挑战: “No mortal could vie with Zeus” (Homer).任何凡人都没法与宙斯匹敌” (荷马)。5. Emulate connotes imitation in an effort to match or outdo another: Emulate 表示为赶上或超越另一人而努力模仿: “The whole world emulates Athens and Rome” (David Hume).“全世界都仿效雅典和罗马 (大卫·休谟) |
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