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

• The person who claims to be the strongest opposition contender is a Harvard graduate.
  我最强大的一个竞争对手，也是哈佛毕业生。
• Four enhancements in 11.7 make Informix a real contender for larger warehouses and data vaults.
  版本11.7中的4个增强让Informix成为大型数据仓库和数据保管库的一个真正竞争者。
• 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。
• John McCain, another possible presidential contender in2008, has been out in front.
  2008年总统选举可能的角逐者约翰•麦肯克已冲在了最前沿。
• He was a leading contender for the post.
  他是该职位的主要竞争者。
• 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。
• One Republican presidential contender weighed in with a different perspective.
  共和党总统参选人洪博培则提出了不同观点。
• They made him the number one contender.
  他们让他做一号挑战者。
• 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。
• This could be the season the Lakers go from playoff team to contender. why? Trust.
  本赛季湖人可能会从一支季后赛球队变为总冠军的争夺者。为什么？我相信他们。