vt. 与…竞争,与…匹敌 seem or be as good as sb/sth; be comparable to sb/sth
英英释义
Noun:
the contestant you hope to defeat;
"he had respect for his rivals"
"he wanted to know what the competition was doing"
Verb:
be equal to in quality or ability;
"Nothing can rival cotton for durability"
"Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"
"Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"
be the rival of, be in competition with;
"we are rivaling for first place in the race"
rival的用法和样例:
例句
用作名词 (n.)
He is hound out of his job by jealous rival. 他受到忌妒他的竞争者的算计而被迫离职。
The party leader has been supplanted by his rival. 那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。
用作形容词 (adj.)
He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms. 他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。
用作动词 (v.)
Ships can't rival aircraft for speed. 轮船在速度方面无法与飞机匹敌。
The poet Homer believed that no mortal could rival Zeus. 诗人荷马认为没有凡人能 与宙斯匹敌.