rival

compete, contend, contest, rival

match, equal, rival

opponent, competitor, enemy, foe, rival

名词 rival:

1. the contestant you hope to defeat
   同义词：challenger, competitor, competition, contender

动词 rival:

1. be equal to in quality or ability
   同义词：equal, touch, match
2. be the rival of, be in competition with

1. He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
   他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。
2. The party leader has been supplanted by his rival.
   那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。
3. He lashed at his rival for dishonesty.
   他严厉斥责对手的欺诈行为。
4. The bank merged with its major rival.
   该银行与其主要对手合并了。
5. A rival company has set afloat a new credit scheme.
   一家竞争的公司已开始实施一项新信用购物方案。
6. He is hound out of his job by jealous rival.
   他受到忌妒他的竞争者的算计而被迫离职。
7. Tom and I were rivals for the job.
   汤姆和我是这次求职的竞争对手。
8. Ships can't rival aircraft for speed.
   轮船在速度方面无法与飞机匹敌。

ri.val

n.（名词）
One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
竞争对手，敌手：试图与另一人匹敌或超越的人，或者是与另一个人追求同一目标的人；竞争对手
One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect.
匹敌者：在某一特定方面与另一人相等或几乎相等的人
Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
【废语】 同事，伙伴：在某一特定的任务中的伙伴或助手
n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用来修饰另一个名词：
例句：
rival companies; rival products; rival teams; rival schools.
竞争公司；竞争产品；竞争队；竞争学校

v.（动词）
ri.valed 或 ri.valled ri.val.ing 或 ri.val.ling ri.vals 或 ri.vals
v.tr.（及物动词）
To attempt to equal or surpass.
与…竞争：试图匹敌或越过
To be the equal of; match:
与…相匹敌；比得上：
例句：
.They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale or ordinary life could possibly rival.(Doris Kearns Goodwin)
.他们取得的成就比他们所梦想的还要多，这给他们的家族史注入了一股魔力，使得任何神话及日常生活都没法匹敌.(多丽丝·克恩斯·古德温)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be a competitor or rival; compete.
竞争：成为竞争对手或敌人；竞争

来源：
Latin rov3lis [a rival, one using the same stream as another]
拉丁语 rov3lis [对手，与另一个使用相同水流的人]
from rovus [stream] * see rei-
源自 rovus [河，水流] *参见 rei-

<参考词汇><同义词>rival,compete,vie,emulateThese verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another.
这些动词都表示试图与…匹敌或超越另一人。
Rival is the most general:
Rival 最具概括意义：
例句：
.His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke. (Henry Adams).Tocompete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as gaining an advantage, victory in a contest, or a prize:
.他的抱负致使他超越了爱德蒙·伯克的事业. （亨利·亚当斯）。Compete 指为了达到某一目标，如为取得优势、在竞赛中取得胜利或获奖，而与另一个人或其他人竞争：

例句：
Local hardware stores can`t compete with discount outlets.
地方五金商店不能与那些削价商行相竞争。

例句：
.She must learn to compete . . . not as a woman, but as a human being. (Betty Friedan).
.她必须学会竞争…不是以女人的身份，而是以人的身份. （贝蒂·弗里丹）。

Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry:
Vie 常能与Compete 互换， 但有时强调隐含在竞争行为中的挑战：
例句：
.No mortal could vie with Zeus. (Homer).
任何凡人都没法与宙斯匹敌. （荷马）。

Emulate connotes imitation in an effort to match or outdo another:
Emulate 表示为赶上或超越另一人而努力模仿：
例句：
.The whole world emulates Athens and Rome. (David Hume).
.全世界都仿效雅典和罗马 （大卫·休谟）