Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
ri·val·ry
\\ˈrī-vəl-rē\\ noun
(plural -ries) DATE 1598
: the act of rivaling
: the state of being a rival
: competition
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
rivalry
ri·val·ry / 5raivlri / noun [C, U]
(pl. -ries) ~ (with sb / sth) (for sth) | ~ (between A and B) (for sth) a state in which ten people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing
竞争；竞赛；较量:
a fierce rivalry for world supremacy
夺取世界霸权的激烈竞争
There is a certain amount of friendly rivalry between the teams.
两队间有某种程度上的友好较量。
political rivalries
政治对抗
sibling rivalry (= between brothers and sisters)
兄弟姐妹间的较劲
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishrivalry
noun
ADJ. bitter, fierce, great, intense | long-standing, old | friendly | international | ethnic, personal, political, professional, sexual, sibling Bitter ethnic rivalries within the region have grown in recent years.
RIVALRY + VERB grow
PREP. ~ between rivalry between the army and the police | ~ for rivalry for the party leadership | ~ over rivalry over who is to head the delegation | ~ with rivalry with foreign firms
rivalry noun
⇨ competition 2
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
ri·val·ry
\ˈrīvəlrē, -lri\
noun
(
-es)
Etymology: rival (I)
+ -ry1. : the act of rivaling
: the state of being a rival
: competition
< sibling rivalry in our society — Weston LaBarre >
< rivalry and even antagonism between the two nations — Edward Shils >
< excitable subjects are prone to overstimulation through rivalry — F.H.Allport >2. : an instance of rivalry
< public reaction to the rivalries of the court factions — Evelyn G. Cruickshanks >3. : retinal rivalry
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