rival

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ rival /ˈraɪvəl/ noun

plural rivals

¹ rival

/ˈraɪvəl/

noun

plural rivals

Learner's definition of RIVAL

[count]

: a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another竞争对手；敌手

— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前

a rival team/gang/candidate/company/school对方球队/帮派/候选人；对手公司/学校
He told a rival version of the story. [=a version that disagrees with another version]他提出了一种对立的说法。

: something or someone that is as good or almost as good as another person or thing可与之匹敌者；可与之媲美者

The company's paper is the rival of any in the world. [=it is as good as any paper in the world]这家公司生产的纸可与世界任何地方的纸媲美。
The company's latest cell phone has no rival/rivals. [=the company's newest cell phone is much better than all others available]这家公司生产的最新款手机无可匹敌。

² rival /ˈraɪvəl/ verb

rivals US rivaled or British rivalled US rivaling or British rivalling

² rival

/ˈraɪvəl/

verb

rivals US rivaled or British rivalled US rivaling or British rivalling

Learner's definition of RIVAL

[+ object]

: to be as good or almost as good as (someone or something)可与…匹敌；可与…媲美；不逊于

The company manufactures paper that rivals the world's best.这家公司生产的纸张可与世界顶级产品媲美。
The new museum will rival the largest in the world.这家新博物馆将丝毫不逊于世界最大的博物馆。