contender

英 [kənˈtendə(r)]

美 [kənˈtendər]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者

复数：contenders　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7968 / COCA.6684

牛津词典

noun

• 竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
  a person who takes part in a competition or tries to win sth
  1. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
     奥运金牌的争夺者
  2. 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

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
  Acontenderis someone who takes part in a competition.
  1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
     她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
  2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
     我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。

英英释义

noun

• the contestant you hope to defeat
  1. he had respect for his rivals
  2. he wanted to know what the competition was doing
  Synonym:rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

双语例句

• Pete: The latest locker talk is that our game plan is a real contender for the contract.
  皮特：据最新的小道消息说，我们的方案对这个合同很有竞争力。
• Republican presidential contender John McCain picked up the endorsement of a former rival Thursday.
  争取共和党总统候选人提名的约翰.麦凯恩星期四得到了先前一位竞争对手的公开支持。
• He no longer saw himself as a contender in the presidential election.
  他不再把自己看作是总统选举中的一名竞争者了。
• He was seen by many analysts as a potentially strong contender when he first got into the race.
  他在刚开始角逐时，许多分析人士看好他是名具备潜力的竞争者。
• Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
• She was a strong contender for Britain's Olympic team
  她是有望入选英国奥运代表团的有力竞争者。
• The battle for Party leadership grew more intense when a fourth contender was proposed.
  第四位竞争者被提名后，争夺党内领导地位的较量变得更为激烈。
• But in that time Chinese car companies have been the surprise contender in their fast-growing domestic market.
  但就在过去的这几年，在快速增长的中国国内市场，中国的汽车企业一直是令人惊讶的竞争者。
• They made him the number one contender.
  他们让他做一号挑战者。
• Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad
  她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。