rivalry

英 [ˈraɪvlri]

美 [ˈraɪvlri]

n.  竞争; 竞赛; 较量

复数：rivalries　

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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

• Sibling rivalry often causes parents anxieties.
  手足之争常让父母忧心忡忡。
• 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。
• It was Allen who fired this rivalry with real passion
  是艾伦为这场较量注入了激情。
• It is also a cause of superpower rivalry.
  这也是造成超级大国竞争的一个原因。
• This kind of ethnic rivalry is clearly a serious issue that is placing economic growth and development in jeopardy.
  这种种族的敌对状态显然是一个严肃的问题，使经济的增长与发展处于危险的境地。
• 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。
• Socialism would not banish rivalry, envy, aggression, possessiveness, domination, and competition.
  社会主义并不驱逐敌对、嫉妒、凌侵、占有、统治和竞争。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rivalry between the two has already hampered the development of mobile television in China.
  两家监管机构之间的对立，已经阻碍了中国移动电视的发展。