a person who competes with somebody else in sport or in politics for an important position that the other person already holds (体育运动或政治的)挑战者 - challenger for something
the official challenger for the world championship title 世界冠军头衔的正式挑战者 - challenger to somebody
a challenger to the prime minister 总理的挑战者
Extra ExamplesTopics Sports: other sportsc1He took on various challengers, but refused to fight Jackson. 他与各种各样的挑战者交过手,但拒绝与杰克逊交锋。 Her nearest challenger is the vice-president. 与她实力最接近的竞争对手是副总统。 The Senator faces a challenger with conservative views. 这位参议员面对的是一位持保守观点的挑战者。 the main challengers for the European title 争夺欧洲冠军的主要挑战者 He has been tipped as a potential challenger to the prime minister. 人们说他有可能挑战首相一职。 a challenger to their competitors' dominance of the market 对他们的竞争对手的市场优势构成挑战的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- closest
- formidable
- main
- …
- face
- take on
- beat
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- challenger for
- challenger to
- challenger for something