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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The early-season blossoming of Andrew Bynum transformed the Lakers from a win-some-lose-some outfit into a legitimate contender.
  拜纳姆在赛季初期的爆发也让湖人由一支有输有赢的球队变成了总冠军的有力争夺者。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。