| 释义 |
rival
['raɪ.vəl] noun countable
IMPROVER
■a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area 竞争对手；敌手•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。 •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 transitive (-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•No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity.没有任何电脑比得上人脑复杂。 •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。 |