[] a person, company, or thing that competes with another竞争对手◆We fought off competition from dozens of rivals to win the contract.我们击败了几十个竞争对手才赢得合同。◆This new magazine is widely seen as a rival to the major news weekly.人们普遍认为这本新杂志是主要新闻周刊的竞争对手。◆The two men are now rivals for a top job in broadcasting.这两个人现在是广播业最高职位的竞争者。SYNcompetitor ➡ see note at colleague ⨁a bigger / larger / smaller rival更强大的／规模更大的／规模较小的竞争对手⨁your closest / main / nearest rival(s)你的最势均力敌的／主要的／最强劲的竞争对手