contender /kənˈtɛndɚ/ noun plural contenders
plural contenders
Learner's definition of CONTENDER
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: a person who tries to win something in a contest
especially : a person who has a good chance of winning競爭者;角逐者;(尤指)冠軍爭奪者 -
There are several contestants, but only two real contenders.參賽者有多人,但只有兩名真正的冠軍爭奪者。
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the top/leading presidential contenders最具競爭力的總統競選人
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This latest defeat means that she's no longer a contender for the world title.最近一次失利意味着她已經沒有機會爭奪世界冠軍了。