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

• 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。
• Is Google a contender?
  谷歌是否也是一个竞争者？
• 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。
• 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。
• Bradley has been considered a possible presidential contender himself.
  布拉德利本人就被认为是总统职位的有力竞争者。
• Vancl, an online clothing retailer which has also started selling other goods, is a strong contender.
  在线服装零售商凡客诚品（Vancl）也已经开始销售其它商品，成为一个极强的竞争者。
• 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。
• Republican contender John McCain has also been campaigning in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries.
  共和党参选人麦凯恩也在星期二的两场初选前在俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州展开竞选活动。
• PC powerhouse Dell is now the latest contender in low-price digital organizers, with the200-dollar Axim.
  PC行业的龙头老大戴尔公司凭借其售价仅为200美元的Axim已成为低价位数码设备市场的最新竞争者。
• 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。