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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Worse ever, the last contender ignores an opportunity under his eyes.
  更糟糕的以往一样，最后的竞争者忽略他的眼睛下一个机会。
• Strong contender Spain along with Slovenia, Paraguay and South Africa make up group B.
  B组除了实力不错的西班牙队外，还有斯洛文尼亚队、巴拉圭队和南非队。
• The team is a serious contender for the title this year.
  该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争对手。
• 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。
• 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。