rival-主題

rival

['raivəl]

n.競爭者, 對手, 同伴
adj.競爭的 
v.競爭, 與 ... 相匹敵

例句與用法：

He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.

他與對立公司競爭完全不講道德。

The party leader has been supplanted by his rival.

那位政黨領導已被他的對手取而代之了。

He lashed at his rival for dishonesty.

他嚴厲斥責對手的欺詐行為。

The bank merged with its major rival.

該銀行與其主要對手合併了。

A rival company has set afloat a new credit scheme.

一家競爭的公司已開始實施一項新的信用購物方案。

He is hound out of his job by jealous rival.

他受到忌妒他的競爭者的算計而被迫離職。

Tom and I were rivals for the job.

湯姆和我是這次求職的競爭對手。

Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.

輪船在速度方面無法與飛機匹敵。

詞形變化：

動詞過去式: rivaled/rivalled | 動詞過去分詞: rivaled/rivalled | 動詞現在分詞: rivaling/rivalling | 動詞第三人稱單數: rivals/rivals |

英文解釋:

名詞 rival:

the contestant you hope to defeat

同義詞：challenger, competitor, competition, contender

動詞 rival:

be equal to in quality or ability

同義詞：equal, touch, match

be the rival of, be in competition with

以上來源於大辭典