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Competitor Somebody's Company's Person Takes Part Competition Noun

A competitor is either a rival business selling similar products or services, or an individual participating in a contest or competition.

Competitor refers to a company or person trying to sell similar goods or services, or someone who takes part in a competition.

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]竞争者;对手 A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
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  • The bank isn't performing as well as some of its competitors.

    这家银行表现得不如几家竞争对手出色。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]选手;参赛者 A competitor is a person who takes part in a competition or contest.
  • Herbert Blocker of Germany, one of the oldest competitors, won the individual silver medal.

    德国的赫伯特·布洛克尔是年纪最大的选手之一,赢得了个人项目的银牌。


Oxford com·peti·tor / kəmˈpetɪtə(r) ; NAmE kəmˈpetɪtər / noun 1 a person or an organization that competes against others, especially in business (尤指商业方面的)竞争者,对手 our main/major competitor 我们主要的竞争对手 2 a person who takes part in a competition 参赛者;竞赛者 Over 200 competitors entered the race. *200 多名选手参加了赛跑。 competitor competitors com·peti·tor / kəmˈpetɪtə(r) ; NAmE kəmˈpetɪtər /
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competitorcom‧pet‧i‧tor /kəmˈpetɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a person, team, company etc that is competing with another:  Last year they sold twice as many computers as their competitors.major/main competitors The company’s four major competitors have nothing to rival the new product.2someone who takes part in a competition:  Two of the competitors failed to turn up for the race.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa major competitor· Japan soon became a major competitor in the electronics industry.somebody's main/chief competitor· The company's main competitor is Vodafone.somebody's closest competitor (also somebody's nearest competitor British English) (=someone's main competitor)· He had five times as many votes as his nearest competitor.somebody's biggest competitor (=someone's main competitor, especially in business)· The company's biggest competitor is in financial trouble.foreign/European/international etc competitors· America's electronics industry is keen to fight off foreign competitors.a direct competitor (=competing directly with you)· He knew she was a successful businesswoman and a direct competitor.a strong/serious competitor· In the global economy, China is emerging as a strong competitor.a fierce competitor (=very strong)· He had prepared his daughter to be a fierce competitor.a potential competitor (=a person, company etc that might compete with you)· A merger would also remove a potential competitor in the market.
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