rivalry

英 [ˈraɪvlri]

美 [ˈraɪvlri]

n.  竞争; 竞赛; 较量

复数：rivalries　

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牛津词典

noun

• 竞争；竞赛；较量
  a state in which two people, companies, etc. are competing for the same thing
  1. a fierce rivalry for world supremacy
     夺取世界霸权的激烈竞争
  2. There is a certain amount of friendly rivalry between the teams.
     两队间有某种程度上的友好较量。
  3. political rivalries
     政治对抗
  4. sibling rivalry (= between brothers and sisters)
     兄弟姐妹间的较劲

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 竞争;敌对
  Rivalryis competition or fighting between people, businesses, or organizations who are in the same area or want the same things.
  1. ...the rivalry between the Inkatha and the ANC...
     英卡塔自由党和非洲国民大会之间的敌对
  2. He had a lot of rivalry with his brothers and sisters.
     他和兄弟姐妹间经常较劲。
  3. ...a city torn by deep ethnic rivalries.
     被深厚的种族仇恨弄得四分五裂的城市

英英释义

noun

• the act of competing as for profit or a prize
  1. the teams were in fierce contention for first place
  Synonym:competitioncontention

双语例句

• They talk about detente, but in actuality they are engaged in intense rivalry.
  他们嘴里讲缓和，骨子里却进行激烈的争夺。
• It is noticeable that women do not have the rivalry that men have
  显而易见，女性不像男人们那样好勇斗狠。
• The return of great power rivalry in Asia and Europe finds a close parallel in global economic shifts.
  亚洲和欧洲重新回到大国角力状态，也密切反映了全球经济实力的转移。
• Rivalry with China has stirred a debate about resource protectionism in India.
  与中国的竞争，在印度引发了一场关于资源保护主义的辩论。
• He attributed the decline primarily to miscalculation of demand growth in China and to intense rivalry.
  他认为，造成这种现象的主要原因是日本厂商错误估计了中国市场的需求增速和竞争的激烈程度。
• Officials anticipate that rivalry between leaders of the various drug factions could erupt into full scale war.
  官员们预计各个毒品团伙头目之间的对抗可能会引发一场全面的冲突。
• Rivalry between the two has already hampered the development of mobile television in China.
  两家监管机构之间的对立，已经阻碍了中国移动电视的发展。
• Cultural pluralism, critics contend, promotes rivalry and divisions.
  批评家们主张多元文化主义促进竞争和分裂。
• The rivalry between the two countries is becoming increasingly acute.
  两国之间的争夺愈演愈烈。
• One of the sub-plots of this action-packed thriller involves the rivalry between Artest and Bryant.
  这部动作惊悚片其中的一个次要情节包含了阿泰斯特和科比之间的对抗。