英语单词 | challenger |
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英美音标 | 英 ['tʃælɪndʒə(r)] 美 ['tʃælɪndʒər] |
中文释义 | n.挑战者;需要全力对付的事物 |
英语例句 | (1) The champion and the challenger meet next week. (2) The champion, within striking distance, gave the challenger a severe blow. |
中文例句 | (1) 下星期冠军将迎战挑战者。 (2) 拳王站在打击得到的距离内,给挑战者一记重击。 |
vocabulary简明 | Challengers don’t let things stay the way they are, they go against something already in place, like a rule or the score on the scoreboard. Or they go after the same thing you may want, like victory in a competition or even the parking spot you were waiting for. |
vocabulary扩展 | In earlier history, during the Middle Ages, a challenger was mostly a dreaded foe or someone who wanted to fight to the death with a sword. Some challengers want to challenge the truth or rightness of something, and that can be pretty serious too. In modern times, though, the word challenger often describes competitors who want to challenge each other in sports, on TV game shows, or in arguments. These challengers enjoy the challenge itself. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](职位或头衔的)挑战者 A challenger is someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader. [oft N
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