rival

對手、競爭者

She beat her closest rival by just two seconds.

她只以兩秒之差擊敗了最接近的對手。

匹敵者、敵手多用於否定句

As a storyteller, he has no rival in this country.

就說故事而言，他在這個國家無人能敵。

匹敵、比得上

Few cities can rival this one for nightlife and food.

論夜生活和美食，很少有城市比得上這裡。

競爭的、敵對的限定名詞前

Two rival companies are bidding for the same contract.

兩家競爭的公司正在爭取同一份合約。