rivalry

英 [ˈraɪvlri]

美 [ˈraɪvlri]

n.  竞争; 竞赛; 较量

复数：rivalries　

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Collins.2 / BNC.7075 / COCA.6597

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

• Technological development is a motivator for all three countries, but so is nationalistic pride and regional rivalry.
  技术的发展对这三个国家是一种激励，而民族自尊和区域竞争同样也是一种刺激。
• 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。
• The rivalry between Amazon ( AMZN) and apple ( AAPL) has been emerging for some time.
  亚马逊与苹果之间的竞争已经存在一些时日了。
• It is also a cause of superpower rivalry.
  这也是造成超级大国竞争的一个原因。
• 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。
• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.
  这次争吵是由于两家不和引起的。
• 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。
• THE relationship between England and France has been marked by fear and rivalry since the Norman conquest in1066.
  自1066年“诺曼征服（指1066年法国诺曼底公爵威廉对英格兰的入侵和征服-译者注）”以来，英格兰与法兰西的关系以恐惧与敌对并存为特征。
• 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。
• Also, and would like to Premier Zhou rivalry, the doors are not.
  也是，想和周总理较劲，门都没有。