➡ See also the entry for candidate另见candidate条participant ♦︎ contender ♦︎ challenger ♦︎ contestant ♦︎ competitorThese are all words for sb who takes part in sth such as a sport, competition or election.这些词均表示运动、竞赛或选举的参加者。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a contender / challenger / contestant / competitor for sth◆a participant / contender / challenger / contestant / competitor in sth◆a likely / possible participant / contender◆a main / major participant / contender / challenger◆a serious / strong contender / challenger / competitor◆a Democratic / Republican / presidential contender / challenger◆to take on a contender / challenger◆a contestant / competitor enters sth■participant pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt; NAmEpɑːrˈtɪsɪpənt [countable] a person who is taking part in an activity or event参与者;参加者◆Enrolment will be limited to 35 participants.限35人报名参加。◆She was an unwilling participant in his downfall.她迫不得已参与了推翻他的运动。 see also participate ⇨ join■contender [countable] a person who is taking part in a competition or is trying to win sth, especially sb who has a good chance of winning(尤指有望获胜的)竞争者,角逐者,争夺者◆She is a strong contender for the party leadership.她是该党领导权有实力的角逐者。◆Germany last night emerged as a contender to stage next year's event.昨晚德国加入了争夺下一年赛事举办权的角逐。■challengerˈtʃælɪndʒə(r) [countable] a person who competes with sb else in sport or politics for an important title or position that the other person already holds(体育运动或政治的)挑战者◆These two teams are the main challengers for the European title.这两个队是欧洲冠军头衔的主要挑战者。◆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。 see also challenge ⇨ challenge■contestant kənˈtestənt [countable] a person who is taking part in a contest, such as a quiz(智力游戏等的)比赛者,竞争者◆Please welcome our next contestant.请欢迎我们的下一位参赛选手。 see also contest ⇨ competition1■competitor kəmˈpetɪtə(r) [countable] a person who is taking part in a competition, such as a sport or game(运动或比赛等的)参赛者,竞赛者◆Over 200 competitors entered the race.200多名选手参加了赛跑。◆She is one of the sport's top competitors.她是这项运动成绩最好的选手之一。 see also compete ⇨ playverb2, competition ⇨ competition12