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

• 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。
• Joint worries about america's role in Central Asia mask an underlying rivalry for influence and resources.
  对美国在中亚地区作用的共同担心掩盖了两国对影响和资源的潜在竞争关系。
• 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。
• 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。
• The quarrel originated in rivalry between the two families.
  这次争吵是由于两家不和引起的。
• Chinese internet groups Alibaba and Tencent have put aside fierce rivalry to merge their popular taxi-hailing applications.
  中国互联网集团阿里巴巴（Alibaba）和腾讯（Tencent）搁置了彼此间的激烈竞争，合并了各自旗下广受欢迎的打车软件。
• Rivalry with China has stirred a debate about resource protectionism in India.
  与中国的竞争，在印度引发了一场关于资源保护主义的辩论。
• Sibling rivalry often causes parents anxieties.
  手足之争常让父母忧心忡忡。
• 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。
• A child's professional success can stir up rivalry between child and parent.
  孩子在专业上的成功会激起孩子和父母之间的竞争。