ADJECTIVE | RIVALRY + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, bitter, fierce, great, heated, intense激烈的競爭;勢不兩立的競爭◇the bitter rivalry that existed between them存在於他們之間的激烈競爭➤ancient, long-standing, old, traditional宿怨;持久的對抗;由來已久的競爭▸➤friendly友好的競爭➤petty小規模的競爭▸➤international, local, regional國際/地方/區域競爭➤internal, inter-service (especially NAmE) 內部競爭;軍種對立➤sibling手足相爭➤ethnic, personal, political, professional, religious種族對立;私人較量;政治對抗;職業競爭;宗教對立◇Bitter ethnic rivalries within the region have grown in recent years.最近幾年這個地區的民族對抗越來越激烈。➤football足球對抗RIVALRY + VERB➤grow競爭加劇PREPOSITION➤rivalry among, rivalry between⋯之間的對抗◇the increasing rivalry among competitors in the industry該行業競爭者之間日益激烈的對抗◇rivalry between the army and the police軍隊和警察之間的對抗➤rivalry for為⋯的競爭◇rivalry for the party leadership政黨領導權的競爭➤rivalry in⋯內的競爭◇the fiercest rivalry in professional sports職業體育界最激烈的競爭➤rivalry over在⋯上的競爭◇rivalry over who is to head the delegation在誰將領導代表團問題上的爭鬥➤rivalry with和⋯的競爭◇rivalry with foreign companies和外國公司的競爭