ri‧val 1 W3 / raɪv ə l / 名词 [可数名词]
1 a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc 同义词 competitor :
This gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.
rival for
his chief rival for the job
He finished 39 seconds ahead of his main rival .
She was 2 minutes faster than her nearest rival .
a game against their old rivals , Manchester United
They still remain bitter rivals (= hate each other ) .
Their sales have now overtaken those of their arch-rival (= main or strongest rival ) .
rival company/firm/team etc
Sheena left her job and went to work for a rival company.
2 one of a group of things that people can choose between :
The newest model has several advantages over its rivals.
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形容词
somebody’s main/chief rival Who is the champion’s main rival?
somebody’s nearest/closest rival (= the one that is closest to beating them ) She finished 7.1 seconds ahead of her nearest rival.
a great rival (= an important rival for a long time ) Oxford and Cambridge University have always been great rivals
somebody’s arch-rival (= their main or strongest rival ) McDonald’s and its arch-rival Burger King
a serious rival He knows that he has no serious rival for the job.
an old rival Hindhead had a convincing victory over their old rivals, Frensham.
a potential rival (= one who is likely to be a rival in the future ) Their business is a potential rival for ours.
a bitter rival (= one that hates you ) They have long been bitter rivals.
a political rival At the time, France and Britain were major political rivals.
a presidential rival His presidential rivals have vigorously attacked him.
rival + NOUN
rival factions/groups My task is to unite the rival factions within the party.
a rival team The rival team’s fans were in the other part of the ground.
a rival gang The street is a war zone between two rival gangs.
rival fans/supporters There were fights between rival fans after the match.
a rival company/firm It may have to merge with a rival company to stay in business.