con·tend·er
noun/kənˈtendə(r)/
/kənˈtendər/
- a person or team with a chance of winning a competition
竞争者；角逐者；争夺者 - contender (for something) a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
奥运金牌的争夺者 - a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
该党领导权最重要的／强劲的／有实力的角逐者 - contender to do something Germany last night emerged as a contender to stage next year's event.
德国昨晚现身成为举办明年赛事的竞争者。
Extra Examples- He's gone from being a serious title contender to being totally written off.
他从一个不可小觑的冠军争夺者变成了一个彻头彻尾的败将。 - She was considered a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.
她被认为是民主党总统提名的主要竞争者。 - a strong contender for the gold medal
强有力的金牌争夺者 - He is seen as one of the leading contenders for the post.
他被视为该职位的主要竞争者之一。 - Peter is a contender for the gold medal in the Olympics.
彼得是奥运会金牌的有力竞争者。 - She is a strong contender for the party leadership.
她是该党领导权有实力的角逐者。 - The team has proved that it is a genuine title contender.
这支球队已经证明了他们是真正的冠军争夺者。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- serious
- strong
- leading
- …
- contender for
- contender (for something) a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics