ADJECTIVE | VERB + RIVAL | RIVAL + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤bitter, close, deadly50/AmE 0 - br added:pooler-->, fierce, formidable, great, hated, powerful, serious, tough死對頭;勢均力敵的競爭者;強勁的對手;強大的對手;可恨的對手;勁敵;難對付的對手▸➤biggest, chief, largest, leading, main, major, nearest, primary, principal, top (also arch-rival)最大的競爭者;主要競爭者;頭號對手;最接近的對手▸➤long-time, old, traditional宿敵;老對手;傳統對手◇They're old political rivals.他們是政壇上的老對手。➤former, one-time從前的/曾經的對手➤new新對手◇The business needed to revive profits and compete with new rivals.這個企業需要恢復利潤並且與新對手競爭。➤potential潛在的對手◇She is now regarded as the greatest potential rival to Hu.她現在被認為是胡最大的潛在對手。➤jealous嫉妒的對手➤friendly友好的對手◇Those two have been friendly rivals since they first met.那兩人從第一次見面就成了友好的對手。➤romantic情敵◇They wind up as romantic rivals for the same woman.他們最後因為追求同一個女人而成為情敵。➤foreign, international國外的/國際上的競爭者◇The company is well equipped to compete with its international rivals.這個公司條件優越,足以和國際對手競爭。➤business, political商業/政治競爭對手➤presidential競選總統的對手➤Conservative, Democratic, etc.保守黨、民主黨等的對手VERB + RIVAL➤have有對手◇She has no rivals for the job.沒有任何對手和她爭這份工作。➤face面對對手◇The company faces big rivals in Europe and Asia.該公司在歐洲和亞洲都要面對強勁的競爭對手。➤beat, defeat打敗對手➤eliminate消滅對手◇He eliminated his rivals with brutal efficiency.他殘忍而又利落地消滅了自己的對手。RIVAL + NOUN➤candidate候選人競爭者▸➤clan, faction, gang, group, tribe敵對的家族/派系/團夥/團體/部落▸➤company, firm, organization競爭對手公司;對立的機構▸➤bid, offer競爭投標;競爭的出價▸➤claim對立的權利要求➤theory對立的理論PREPOSITION➤rival for⋯的競爭者◇They were rivals for her love.為得到她的愛他們成了情敵。➤rival in在⋯上的對手◇They were rivals in love.他們是情敵。➤rival to⋯的對手◇Grand it may be, but this cathedral is no rival to the great cathedral of Amiens.這個教堂雖然很雄偉,卻絕對不能和亞眠大教堂相匹敵。