单词 | competitor |
释义 | competitor (once / 539 pages) n Competitors are rivals or contenders for the same thing. Two boxers in a ring are competitors, and so are restaurants located on the same block. When people compete (in sports, business, or elsewhere), they're trying to achieve the same goal and are therefore considered competitors. Two teams in the same sports division are competitors. Two politicians running for the same office are competitors. And even two guys courting the same gal are considered competitors. Competitors are out to win. WORD FAMILYcompetitor: competitors+/compete: competed, competes, competing, competition, competitive, competitor/competition: competitions/competitive: competitively, competitiveness, noncompetitive, uncompetitive/noncompetitive: noncompetitively/uncompetitive: uncompetitively USAGE EXAMPLESIt added there is a chance Chung, an equestrian competitor who trained in Germany, may choose to return to South Korea voluntarily. Reuters(Jan 02, 2017) He also won the race’s Hard Charge Award for passing more competitors than all but the winner. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) The other competitors – Paris and Budapest – are more appealing choices. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) n the contestant you hope to defeat Syn|Hypo|Hyper challenger, competition, contender, rival champ, champion, title-holder someone who has won first place in a competition comersomeone with a promising future finalista contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition enemy, foea personal enemy favorite, favourite, front-runnera competitor thought likely to win king, queen, world-beatera competitor who holds a preeminent position runner-up, second bestthe competitor who finishes second scratcha competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalistone of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fightera contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods tierany one of two or more competitors who tie one another tiltersomeone who engages in a tilt or joust mortal enemyan enemy who wants to kill you record-breaker, record-holdersomeone who breaks a record contestant a person who participates in competitions |
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