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rival n.竞争者,对手 v.竞争,对抗,相匹敌 There are all types of rivals, but they tend to show up a lot in sports. For example, in college football, the Army and Navy have been rivals since their first meeting in 1890. Something that is able to rival something else is seen as comparable to it in quality, and something that is said to be “without rival” is unmatched, or better than everything else. ★★★★☆ 2005.1

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['raiv(ə)l] A rival is a competitor or contender that you want to defeat, whether in an actual competition or for another goal. It may be a tennis rival or a rival for you true love’s affections. Monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals. in AM, use 美国英语用rivaling, rivaled1[N-COUNT 可数名词]竞争者；对手；敌手 Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival...世界冠军领先第二名2秒多钟到达终点。He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power...他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between rival teenage gangs.警察认为这场打斗是由两个敌对的青少年帮派之间的纠纷引起的。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]没有敌手；独一无二；无人能及 If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type.   [with brd-neg]...a wonderfully fragrant wine which has no rivals in the Rhone...在罗纳河地区独一无二的无比香醇的葡萄酒He is a pastry chef without rival.他是最好的面点师。3[VERB 动词]能与…媲美；与…匹敌；与…不分高低 If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality.   [V n]Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs...卡式磁带录音机的音质无法和CD相媲美。An epidemic to rival that which killed 26,000 in 1989 may hit the UK.一种流行病可能会袭击英国，其危害程度不亚于1989年导致26,000人丧生的疾病。

英语单词	rival
英美音标	['raiv(ə)l]
中文释义	n.竞争者,对手 v.竞争,对抗,相匹敌
vocab简明	A rival is a competitor or contender that you want to defeat, whether in an actual competition or for another goal. It may be a tennis rival or a rival for you true love’s affections.
vocab扩展	There are all types of rivals, but they tend to show up a lot in sports. For example, in college football, the Army and Navy have been rivals since their first meeting in 1890. Something that is able to rival something else is seen as comparable to it in quality, and something that is said to be “without rival” is unmatched, or better than everything else.
真题原句	Monkeys are also outraged by slack rivals.
柯林斯星级	★★★★☆
柯林斯解释	in AM, use 美国英语用rivaling, rivaled 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]竞争者；对手；敌手 Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. The world champion finished more than two seconds ahead of his nearest rival... 世界冠军领先第二名2秒多钟到达终点。 He eliminated his rivals in a brutal struggle for power... 他在一场残酷的权力争斗中将对手一一铲除。 The police believe the fight was due to a dispute between rival teenage gangs. 警察认为这场打斗是由两个敌对的青少年帮派之间的纠纷引起的。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]没有敌手；独一无二；无人能及 If you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type. [with brd-neg] ...a wonderfully fragrant wine which has no rivals in the Rhone... 在罗纳河地区独一无二的无比香醇的葡萄酒 He is a pastry chef without rival. 他是最好的面点师。 3 [VERB 动词]能与…媲美；与…匹敌；与…不分高低 If you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality. [V n] Cassette recorders cannot rival the sound quality of CDs... 卡式磁带录音机的音质无法和CD相媲美。 An epidemic to rival that which killed 26,000 in 1989 may hit the UK. 一种流行病可能会袭击英国，其危害程度不亚于1989年导致26,000人丧生的疾病。
来源	2005.1

Rival N Count 可数名词 S Raiv(ə)L N.竞争者,对手 V.竞争,对抗,相匹敌 Competitor