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。
• Vancl, an online clothing retailer which has also started selling other goods, is a strong contender.
  在线服装零售商凡客诚品（Vancl）也已经开始销售其它商品，成为一个极强的竞争者。
• This could be the season the Lakers go from playoff team to contender. why? Trust.
  本赛季湖人可能会从一支季后赛球队变为总冠军的争夺者。为什么？我相信他们。
• 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。
• She was a strong contender for Britain's Olympic team
  她是有望入选英国奥运代表团的有力竞争者。
• Is China a contender?
  中国会参与竞争吗？
• He no longer saw himself as a contender in the presidential election.
  他不再把自己看作是总统选举中的一名竞争者了。
• 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。
• John McCain, another possible presidential contender in2008, has been out in front.
  2008年总统选举可能的角逐者约翰•麦肯克已冲在了最前沿。
• The person who claims to be the strongest opposition contender is a Harvard graduate.
  我最强大的一个竞争对手，也是哈佛毕业生。