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

• He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics.
  他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。
• He also paid tribute to fellow-Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, who vied to become America's first woman president.
  奥巴马还赞扬了他的竞争对手希拉里.克林顿。克林顿一直在争取成为美国第一任女总统。
• 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。
• It is also interesting to see if it will be a contender for Android.
  同样还值得关注的是，webOS是否会成为Android的竞争者。
• The early-season blossoming of Andrew Bynum transformed the Lakers from a win-some-lose-some outfit into a legitimate contender.
  拜纳姆在赛季初期的爆发也让湖人由一支有输有赢的球队变成了总冠军的有力争夺者。
• 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。
• Is Google a contender?
  谷歌是否也是一个竞争者？
• 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。
• 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。