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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。
竞争者，对手
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竞争者，对手
a person, team, or company that competes against others
She is a strong competitor in the marathon.
她是马拉松比赛中的强劲竞争者。
指在比赛、商业等领域中竞争的人或组织
与某人竞争的人或组织
A person or organization against whom one is competing.
竞争对手,希望击败的对手
the contestant you hope to defeat
比赛的参与者,尤其是田径比赛中
A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
Our main competitor just launched a similar product.
我们的主要竞争对手刚刚推出了一款类似的产品。
All competitors in the race trained hard for months.
比赛中的所有竞争对手都刻苦训练了数月。
If you want to win the contract, you need to study your competitor's strategy.
如果你想赢得合同，就需要研究竞争对手的策略。
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。
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。
用to表示与某对象竞争。
The new startup is a direct competitor to the industry giant.
这家新创业公司是行业巨头的直接竞争对手。
Not this
He is a strong competitor of the tennis match.
Use this
He is a strong competitor in the tennis match.
表示在某个比赛或活动中作为竞争对手时，介词应使用 'in' 而非 'of'。汉语中常直接对应'的'，但英语中需注意介词搭配。
Not this
We have many competitor in this industry.
Use this
We have many competitors in this industry.
'competitor' 是可数名词，'many' 后应接复数形式 'competitors'。汉语无复数变化，学习者易忽略。
Not this
The competitor among them is intense.
Use this
The competition among them is intense.
'competitor' 指人（竞争者），而此处描述的是竞争激烈程度，应用抽象名词 'competition'。汉语中'竞争'一词可指人与状态，需区分。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
超越竞争对手
The company aims to outpace its competitors in innovation.
该公司旨在创新方面超越其竞争对手。
Use competitor naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象两人共同争夺一个奖杯，他们都是竞争者。
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。
可数名词，常与in或for搭配
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