rival

noun

1. the contestant you hope to defeat

e.g. he had respect for his rivals
he wanted to know what the competition was doing

Synonym: challengercompetitorcompetitioncontender

verb

1. be the rival of, be in competition with

e.g. we are rivaling for first place in the race

2. be equal to in quality or ability

e.g. 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

Synonym: equaltouchmatch

1. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

2. 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.

e.g. ...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
e.g. He is a pastry chef without rival.
他是最好的面点师。

3. 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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. 竞争对手：近日,微软在给美国证券交易委员会(SEC)的报告中,第一次将典范公司列为自己的竞争对手(Rival),此举大大地提高了典范公司的市场地位. 典范公司何以能够取得如此殊荣?说到底,这是因为典范公司乃是当今世界最流行的Ubuntu

2. rival的意思

2. 竞争者：<>是一款玩家在童话风格的地图上与对方玩家展开碰撞竞赛的游戏,游戏中投入了多种系统,拥有协作模式、对战模式及竞争者(RIVAL)系统等.

3. rival：rapid insurance valuation language; 保险费快速评估语言