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| 1 | a person , team , or business that competes with another 竞争对手；敌手 |
| Manchester United beat their rivals 3–1. 曼彻斯特联队以3比1战胜对手。 |
| + to Our airline is now a serious rival to many of the bigger companies. 我们的航空公司现已成为许多更大规模的公司的重要竞争对手。 |
| +for Bates is her principal rival for the job of director. 贝茨是她竞争主管职位的主要对手。 |
| main rival The company’ s main rival announced an increase in profits last year. 该公司的主要竞争对手宣布去年的利润有所增加。 |
| nearest/closest rival She scored twice as many points as her nearest rival. 她的得分是与她最接近的竞争对手的两倍。 |
| arch rival (=main rival) The two men are arch rivals on the sports field. 主要对手 |
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| 2 | someone or something that is as good as someone or something else 匹敌者；可相比的东西 |
| It’ s a band that has few rivals. 这是一支鲜有对手的乐队。 |
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