Rival



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 竞争者, 对手;v. 与...匹敌
• ［英］ n. 竞争者, 对手 ( one competes) ; v. 与...匹敌 ( equal)
• ［类］ rival : competition / sycophant : flattery ( 竞争者竞争 / 马屁精奉承)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream — more at run
• Date: 1577
• 1.
  • a. one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess
  • b. one striving for competitive advantage
• 2. obsolete companion, associate
• 3. one that equals another in desired qualities ; peer

II. adjective

• Date: 1590
• having the same pretensions or claims ; competing

III. verb (rivaled or rivalled; rivaling or rivalling)

• Date: 1605
• intransitive verb
  • to act as a rival ; compete
• transitive verb
  • 1. to be in competition with
  • 2. to strive to equal or excel ; emulate
  • 3. to possess qualities or aptitudes that approach or equal (those of another)

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