Rival 意思

Rival

Noun

★

a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area

競爭對手；敵手

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.

他以領先20分的成績打敗了和他水平最接近的對手。

The companies produce rival versions of the toy.

這些公司生産的玩具跟我們的産品爭奪市場。

His collection of stamps has few rivals in the world.

他搜集的郵票幾乎舉世無雙。

 

Rival

Verb

★

to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else

可與…相媲美，比得上

No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity.

沒有任何電腦比得上人腦複雜。

She lived in many places, but she says nothing can rival the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.

她住過許多地方，但是她說洛基山的美無與倫比。

He soon rivaled the others in skill.

他在技術上不久便與其他人匹敵。

The stores rival each other in beautiful window displays. 

商店在櫥窗陳列方面互相比美。