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

• They talk about detente, but in actuality they are engaged in intense rivalry.
  他们嘴里讲缓和，骨子里却进行激烈的争夺。
• We intend to find a way to coexist and cooperate without unhealthy competition, rivalry or conflict.
  我们打算找到一种方法，在没有不健康竞争，争夺或冲突的情况下共存与合作。
• 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。
• He has managed to benefit from the rivalry of his opponent.
  他设法从与对手的竞争中获益。
• 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。
• Research in multimarket competition suggests that firms competing in many markets may influence interfirm rivalry.
  多市场竞争研究表明，不同公司在许多市场展开竞争会影响公司间的竞争。
• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.
  这次争吵是由于两家不和引起的。
• It is noticeable that women do not have the rivalry that men have
  显而易见，女性不像男人们那样好勇斗狠。
• Simply put, their rivalry transcends time, distance, and culture.
  简而言之，原因是它们的角逐超越了时间、距离与文化。