Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #3328
competitor
竞争者，对手
a person, team, or company that competes against others
指在比赛、商业等领域中竞争的人或组织
- 1.
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
与某人竞争的人或组织
- 2.
the contestant you hope to defeat
竞争对手,希望击败的对手
- 3.
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
比赛的参与者,尤其是田径比赛中
与某人竞争的人或组织；竞争对手,希望击败的对手；比赛的参与者,尤其是田径比赛中；竞争者；[经] 竞争者；竞争对手
In use
Our main competitor just launched a similar product.
All competitors in the race trained hard for months.
If you want to win the contract, you need to study your competitor's strategy.
a competitor in [field]
用in指明竞争领域。
She is a strong competitor in the marathon.
她是马拉松比赛中的强劲竞争者。
a competitor for [position/prize]
用for指明竞争目标。
There are three competitors for the job.
有三个竞争者竞争这份工作。
a competitor to [someone/something]
用to表示与某对象竞争。
Connections
Collocations
- main competitor
- 主要竞争对手
- Our main competitor launched a new product this week.我们的主要竞争对手本周推出了新产品。
- strong competitor
- 强大的竞争对手
- She is a strong competitor in the tennis tournament.她在网球锦标赛中是一位强大的竞争对手。
- direct competitor
- 直接竞争对手
- The two companies are direct competitors in the smartphone market.这两家公司在智能手机市场上是直接竞争对手。
- fierce competitor
- 激烈的竞争对手
- The team is known as a fierce competitor in the league.这支队伍在联盟中以激烈的竞争对手著称。
- face a competitor
- 面对竞争对手
- We will face a tough competitor in the final match.我们将在决赛中面对一个强劲的竞争对手。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象两人共同争夺一个奖杯，他们都是竞争者。
Context & Register
中性；语境：体育比赛、商业竞争；注：通常用于这些场合，无显著褒贬色彩。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与in或for搭配
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -itor spelling ending but have different stress patterns; none rhyme perfectly with 'competitor' (stress on second syllable /kəmˈpɛtɪtər/). 'Traitor' (/ˈtreɪtər/) is a common lookalike ending in -tor with a different vowel sound.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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