
n.競(jìng)爭者;對(duì)手;同伴
adj.競(jìng)爭的
v.競(jìng)爭;與 ... 相匹敵
He is hound out of his job by jealous rival. 他受到忌妒他的競(jìng)爭者的算計(jì)而被迫離職。
The party leader has been supplanted by his rival. 那位政黨領(lǐng)導(dǎo)已被他的對(duì)手取而代之了。
用作形容詞 (adj.)He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms. 他與對(duì)立公司競(jìng)爭完全不講道德。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)Ships can't rival aircraft for speed. 輪船在速度方面無法與飛機(jī)匹敵。
The poet Homer believed that no mortal could rival Zeus. 詩人荷馬認(rèn)為沒有凡人能 與宙斯匹敵.