contender

英 [kənˈtendə(r)]

美 [kənˈtendər]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者

复数：contenders　

TOEFL

Collins.2 / BNC.7968 / COCA.6684

牛津词典

noun

• 竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
  a person who takes part in a competition or tries to win sth
  1. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
     奥运金牌的争夺者
  2. a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
     该党领导权最重要的 / 强劲的 / 有实力的角逐者

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
  Acontenderis someone who takes part in a competition.
  1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
     她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
  2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
     我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。

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:rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition

双语例句

• Strong contender Spain along with Slovenia, Paraguay and South Africa make up group B.
  B组除了实力不错的西班牙队外，还有斯洛文尼亚队、巴拉圭队和南非队。
• Wolfowitz and Michel also met with Jean-Pierre Bemba, the main contender during the recent election.
  沃尔福威茨和米歇尔还会见了最近的选举中的主要竞选对手Jean-PierreBemba。
• Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
• Pete: The latest locker talk is that our game plan is a real contender for the contract.
  皮特：据最新的小道消息说，我们的方案对这个合同很有竞争力。
• The team is a serious contender for the title this year.
  该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争对手。
• Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad
  她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
• Republican contender John McCain has also been campaigning in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries.
  共和党参选人麦凯恩也在星期二的两场初选前在俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州展开竞选活动。
• The early-season blossoming of Andrew Bynum transformed the Lakers from a win-some-lose-some outfit into a legitimate contender.
  拜纳姆在赛季初期的爆发也让湖人由一支有输有赢的球队变成了总冠军的有力争夺者。
• They made him the number one contender.
  他们让他做一号挑战者。
• Bradley has been considered a possible presidential contender himself.
  布拉德利本人就被认为是总统职位的有力竞争者。