a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity
竞争对手,敌手
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he has no serious rival for the job 对于这份工作他没有强劲的竞争对手
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[as modifier]
gun battles between rival gangs .敌对帮派间的枪战。
[with negative]a person or thing that equals another in quality
可与…匹敌的人(或物),可与之相比的人(或物)
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she has no rivals as a female rock singer .她作为摇滚乐女歌手,没人可以与她匹敌。
compete for superiority with; be or seem to be equal or comparable to
与… 竞争;努力赶上(或超过);与…匹敌,比得上
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the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the Viennese .巴伐利亚人的效率比得上维也纳人。
"late 16th cent.: from Latin