challenger

英 [ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈtʃælɪndʒər]

n.  (体育运动或政治的)挑战者

复数：challengers　

BEC经济

BNC.9110 / COCA.8781

牛津词典

noun

• （体育运动或政治的）挑战者
  a person who competes with sb else in sport or in politics for an important position that the other person already holds
  1. the official challenger for the world championship title
     世界冠军头衔的正式挑战者

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (职位或头衔的)挑战者
  Achallengeris someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
  1. Draskovic has emerged as the strongest challenger to the leader of the Serbian government...
     德拉什科维奇一跃成为塞尔维亚政府领导人最大的挑战者。
  2. The One Australia syndicate is to become the sixth challenger for the 1995 Americas Cup.
     名为“澳洲一号”的船队将成为争夺1995年美洲杯的第6个挑战者。

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:rivalcompetitorcompetitioncontender

双语例句

• Since she got to the top, she has carefully removed every potential challenger from office.
  自从登上权力顶峰，她小心地罢黜了每一个潜在的挑战者。
• Nancy and I are pained to the core by the tragedy of the shuttle Challenger.
  南希和我为挑战者号航天飞机的悲剧感到至为痛心。
• Determining how the Democratic challenger would conduct his presidency isn't quite so obvious.
  这位民主党挑战者将如何履行总统职务还不能明确判断。
• But this is a challenger they've never seen.
  但这是一个它们从未见过的挑战者。
• This could be the winning game for the challenger, who only needs two more points for the championship.
  这场比赛可能是挑战者获胜，他只要再得两分就得冠军了。
• AS a result of the Challenger experience, my life changed forever.
  由于参与挑战者的经历，我的生活永远的改变了。
• He was once a challenger to mitterrand's leadership.
  他曾一度是密特朗的领导地位的挑战者。
• Draskovic has emerged as the strongest challenger to the leader of the Serbian government
  德拉什科维奇一跃成为塞尔维亚政府领导人最大的挑战者。
• Both challenger and champion are in the ring.
  挑战者和卫冕冠军都已进入拳台。
• The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.
  这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。