op·po·nent
noun/əˈpəʊnənt/
/əˈpəʊnənt/
- a person that you are playing or fighting against in a game, competition, argument, etc.
对手；竞争者 - a political opponent
政敌 - a worthy/formidable/fierce/tough/staunch opponent
值得尊敬的／可怕的／凶猛的／强硬的／坚定的对手 - The team's opponents are unbeaten so far this season.
该队的竞争对手本赛季尚无败绩。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2, Games and toysb2- He has knocked out 15 opponents in 20 fights.
他在 20 场比赛中击倒了 15 个对手。 - Today she faces her toughest opponent on Centre Court.
她今天将在中央球场上面对最难应付的对手。 - He drew his sword and turned to face his opponent.
他拔出剑，转身面向他的对手。 - She proved a formidable opponent in the debating chamber.
她在辩论室中证明是一个强大的对手。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- main
- dangerous
- …
- attack
- hit
- fight
- …
- a political opponent
- a person who is against something and tries to change or stop it
反对者；阻止者 - opponent of something opponents of abortion
反对堕胎的人 - opponents of the regime
反对政权的人 - the most outspoken opponents of the war
最直言不讳的战争反对者 - Opponents argue that the scheme would be prohibitively expensive.
反对者辩称，该计划的成本将高得令人却步。 - There were violent clashes between supporters and opponents of the government.
政府的支持者和反对者之间发生了暴力冲突。
Extra Examples- The regime has been accused of torturing and killing its opponents.
这个政权被指控迫害和残杀反对派。 - He has emerged as a leading opponent of the reforms.
他成了反对改革的主要人物。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- chief
- leading
- main
- …
- opponent of something opponents of abortion
Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting a person opening an academic debate by proposing objections to a philosophical or religious thesis): from Latin opponent- ‘setting against’, from the verb opponere, from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’.