剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - rival collapse

rival
/'raɪ.vəl/
noun [C]
I
* a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
竞争对手；敌手

1. He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.
他以领先20分的成绩打败了和他水准最接近的对手。

2. The companies produce rival versions of the toy.
这些公司生产的玩具跟我们的产品争夺市场。

/'raɪ.vəl/
verb [T] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
* to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else
可与…相媲美，比得上

1. No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity.
没有任何电脑比得上人脑复杂。

2. The beauty of the country is only rivalled by (= is equal to) the violence of its politics.
该国的美丽风光非同寻常，而其国内政治的残暴同样惊世骇俗。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - rival collapse

rival ★★★★☆
in AM, use 美国英语用rivaling, rivaled
1.N-COUNT 可数名词竞争者;对手;敌手 Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things.

  • The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival...

    世界冠军领先第二名2秒多钟到达终点。

  • He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...

    他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。

  • The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between rival teenage gangs.

    警察认为这场打斗是由两个敌对的青少年帮派之间的纠纷引起的。

2.N-COUNT 可数名词没有敌手;独一无二;无人能及 If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type.

【搭配模式】：with brd-neg

  • ...a wonderfully fragrant wine which has no rivals in the Rhone...

    在罗纳河地区独一无二的无比香醇的葡萄酒

  • He is a pastry chef without rival.

    他是最好的面点师。

3.VERB 动词能与…媲美;与…匹敌;与…不分高低 If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality.

【语法信息】：V n

  • Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs...

    卡式磁带录音机的音质无法和CD相媲美。

  • An epidemic to rival that which killed 26,000 in 1989 may hit the UK.

    一种流行病可能会袭击英国，其危害程度不亚于1989年导致26,000人丧生的疾病。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - rival collapse

☞ rival
rival / 5raivl / noun    ~ (to sb / sth) (for sth) a person, company, or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc.
   竞争对手:
   The two teams have always been rivals.
   这两个队一直是竞争对手。
   The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals.
   日本人是我们最大的经济竞争对手。
   This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available).
   这种最新款式独领风骚。 adjectiverival [only before noun] :
   a rival bid / claim / offer
   竞争投标；对立的权利要求；竞争的出价
   fighting between rival groups
   对立团体间的争斗
   He was shot by a member of a rival gang.
   他被敌对团伙的一名成员开枪击中。 verb(-ll-, NAmE also -l-)
   [VN] ~ sb / sth (for / in sth) to be as good, impressive, etc. as sb / sth else
   与…相匹敌；比得上
   SYN  compare with :
   You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps.
   你能看到的景色可与你在阿尔卑斯山所见的景色相媲美。
⇨ see also unrivalled

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - rival collapse

rival

I. noun

• ADJECTIVE bitter, close, deadly (BrE), fierce, formidable, great, hated, powerful, serious, tough | biggest, chief, largest, leading, main, major, nearest, primary, principal, top (also arch-rival) | long-time, old, traditional They're old political ~s. | former, one-time | new The business needed to revive profits and compete with new ~s. | potential She is now regarded as the greatest potential ~ to Hu. | jealous | friendly Those two have been friendly ~s since they first met. | romantic They wind up as romantic ~s for the same woman. | foreign, international The company is well equipped to compete with its international ~s. | business, political | presidential | Conservative, Democratic, etc.

• VERB + RIVAL have She has no ~s for the job. | face The company faces big ~s in Europe and Asia. | beat, defeat | eliminate He eliminated his ~s with brutal efficiency.

• RIVAL + NOUN candidate | clan, faction, gang, group, tribe | company, firm, organization | bid, offer | claim | theory

• PREPOSITION ~ for They were ~s for her love. | ~ in They were ~s in love. | ~ to Grand it may be, but this cathedral is no ~ to the great cathedral of Amiens.

II. adj.
Rival is used with these nouns: camp, claim, faction, fan, gang, team

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - rival collapse

rival verb
⇨ compare 2rival noun
⇨ enemy

新牛津英语同义词词典 - rival collapse

rival

noun
1 Chelsea's Premier League match against their South London rivals | his chief rival for the nomination
COMPETITOR ,
OPPONENT , contestant, contender, challenger; the opposition; adversary, antagonist, enemy, foe; rare corrival, vier.
-opposite(s): PARTNER, COLLEAGUE ; SUPPORTER, ALLY.

2 in terms of versatility and variety, it's got no rival
EQUAL , match, peer, equivalent, fellow, counterpart, like; rare compeer.

verb
few countries can rival Slovakia for mountain scenery
COMPETE WITH , vie with, match, be a match for, equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to, compare with, bear comparison with, be comparable to/with, parallel, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be on a par with, be on a level with, touch, keep pace with, keep up with; challenge; informal hold a candle to.

adjective
the rival candidates
COMPETING , in competition, opposing, opposed, in opposition, contending, conflicting, in conflict; rare corrival.

词源记忆 - rival collapse

rival 竞争者
来自拉丁语rivalis, 邻居，对手，竞争者，来自rivus, 溪流，河谷，来自PIE→*reie, 流动，流水，奔跑，词源同run, Rhine.