rival

ri·val

R0260900 (rī′vəl)n.1. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.2. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect: She is his rival in sarcasm.3. Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.v. ri·valed, ri·val·ing, ri·vals or ri·valled or ri·val·ling v.tr.1. To attempt to equal or surpass.2. To be the equal of; match: "They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale of ordinary life could possibly rival" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).v.intr. To be a competitor or rival; compete.

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[Latin rīvālis, one using the same stream as another, a rival, from rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: rival, compete, vie
These verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another. Rival is the most general: "His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke" (Henry Adams).
To compete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as a victory in a contest: Local hardware stores can't compete with discount outlets. Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry: The top three students vied for the title of valedictorian.

rival

(ˈraɪvəl) n1. a. a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same fieldb. (as modifier): rival suitors; a rival company. 2. a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others: she is without rival in the field of economics. vb (tr) , -vals, -valling or -valled, -vals, -valing or -valed3. to be the equal or near equal of: an empire that rivalled Rome. 4. to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry[C16: from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook]

ri•val

(ˈraɪ vəl)

n., adj., v. -valed, -val•ing (esp. Brit.) -valled, -val•ling. n. 1. a person who seeks to achieve the same object or goal as another or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor. 2. a person or thing that can dispute another's preeminence or superiority; equal; peer. 3. Obs. a companion in duty. adj. 4. competing or standing in rivalry: rival businesses. v.t. 5. to prove to be a worthy rival of: rivaled the others in skill. 6. to equal (something) as if engaged in a rivalry; match; emulate. 7. to compete with in rivalry. v.i. 8. to engage in rivalry; compete. [1570–80; < Latin rīvālis orig., one who uses a stream in common with another =rīv(us) stream + -ālis -al¹]

rival

Past participle: rivalled
Gerund: rivalling

Imperative
rival
rival

Present
I rival
you rival
he/she/it rivals
we rival
you rival
they rival

Preterite
I rivalled
you rivalled
he/she/it rivalled
we rivalled
you rivalled
they rivalled

Present Continuous
I am rivalling
you are rivalling
he/she/it is rivalling
we are rivalling
you are rivalling
they are rivalling

Present Perfect
I have rivalled
you have rivalled
he/she/it has rivalled
we have rivalled
you have rivalled
they have rivalled

Past Continuous
I was rivalling
you were rivalling
he/she/it was rivalling
we were rivalling
you were rivalling
they were rivalling

Past Perfect
I had rivalled
you had rivalled
he/she/it had rivalled
we had rivalled
you had rivalled
they had rivalled

Future
I will rival
you will rival
he/she/it will rival
we will rival
you will rival
they will rival

Future Perfect
I will have rivalled
you will have rivalled
he/she/it will have rivalled
we will have rivalled
you will have rivalled
they will have rivalled

Future Continuous
I will be rivalling
you will be rivalling
he/she/it will be rivalling
we will be rivalling
you will be rivalling
they will be rivalling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been rivalling
you have been rivalling
he/she/it has been rivalling
we have been rivalling
you have been rivalling
they have been rivalling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been rivalling
you will have been rivalling
he/she/it will have been rivalling
we will have been rivalling
you will have been rivalling
they will have been rivalling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been rivalling
you had been rivalling
he/she/it had been rivalling
we had been rivalling
you had been rivalling
they had been rivalling

Conditional
I would rival
you would rival
he/she/it would rival
we would rival
you would rival
they would rival

Past Conditional
I would have rivalled
you would have rivalled
he/she/it would have rivalled
we would have rivalled
you would have rivalled
they would have rivalled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rival - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"challenger, competitor, contender, competitioncontestant - a person who participates in competitionschamp, champion, title-holder - someone who has won first place in a competitioncomer - someone with a promising futurefinalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competitionfoe, enemy - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years"favourite, front-runner, favorite - a competitor thought likely to winworld-beater, king, queen - a competitor who holds a preeminent positionrunner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes secondscratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competitionsemifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by eliminationstreet fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methodstier - any one of two or more competitors who tie one anothertilter - someone who engages in a tilt or joust
Verb	1.	rival - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"equal, match, touchequalise, equalize, equate, equal, match - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"compete, vie, contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
	2.	rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race"compete, vie, contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersoutrival, outvie - be more of a rival than

rival

noun1. opponent, competitor, contender, challenger, contestant, adversary, antagonist, emulator He finished two seconds ahead of his rival.
opponent friend, ally, supporter, helper, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal)2. equal, match, fellow, equivalent, peer, compeer He is a pastry chef without rival.verb1. compete with, match, equal, oppose, compare with, contend, come up to, emulate, vie with, measure up to, be a match for, bear comparison with, seek to displace Cassettes cannot rival the sound quality of CDs.adjective1. competing, conflicting, opposed, opposing, competitive, emulating It would be no use having two rival companies.

rival

nounOne that competes:competition, competitor, contender, contestant, corrival, opponent.verb1. To come near, as in quality or amount:approach, approximate, border on (or upon), challenge, verge on.2. To strive against (others) for victory:compete, contend, contest, emulate, vie.

Translations

对手对手的竞争者同...竞争

rival

(ˈraivəl) noun a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else. For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door – they both want to marry her; (also adjective) rival companies; rival teams. 競爭者，對手 竞争者，对手 verb – past tense, past participle ˈrivalled , (American) ˈrivaled – to (try to) be as good as someone or something else. He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment. 與...競爭 同...竞争ˈrivalry – plural ˈrivalries – noun the state of or an instance of being rivals. the rivalry/rivalries between business companies. 競爭，敵對狀態 竞争，敌对状态

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