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contender for sth
She is a strong contender for the gold medal.
她是金牌的有力竞争者。
竞争者；参赛者
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竞争者；参赛者
a person or team that competes in a contest
She is a strong contender for the gold medal.
她是金牌的有力竞争者。
竞争者
Someone who competes with one or more other people.
有夺冠希望的选手
Someone who has a viable chance of winning a competition.
She is a strong contender for the gold medal in the 100-meter sprint.
她是100米短跑金牌的有力竞争者。
There are several contenders in the race for the position of team leader.
有几个竞争者角逐团队领导职位。
The new smartphone is a serious contender in the high-end market.
这款新智能手机是高端市场的有力竞争者。
She is a strong contender for the gold medal.
她是金牌的有力竞争者。
There are seven contenders in the presidential race.
总统竞选中有七位竞争者。
形容词可以是strong, main, top, leading等，表示不同强度的竞争地位。
He is a top contender in the tournament.
他是锦标赛中最顶尖的竞争者之一。
Not this
He is a strong contend for the championship.
Use this
He is a strong contender for the championship.
误将动词 contend 用作名词；应使用名词 contender 表示“竞争者”。
Not this
She is a contender of the title.
Use this
She is a contender for the title.
介词误用；contender 后表示竞争目标时应用 for，而非 of。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
强有力的竞争者
She is a strong contender for the gold medal.
她是金牌的有力竞争者。
主要竞争者
The two main contenders faced off in the final.
两位主要竞争者在决赛中交锋。
认真的竞争者
He is a serious contender for the position.
他是该职位的认真竞争者。
领先的竞争者
The leading contender dropped out due to injury.
领先的竞争者因伤退出。
冠军争夺者
He became a title contender after winning his last fight.
赢得上一场比赛后，他成为了冠军争夺者。
冠军争夺者
Several contenders for the championship are training hard.
几位冠军争夺者正在刻苦训练。
一个有力的竞争者
She is a serious contender for the gold medal.
她是金牌的有力竞争者。
一匹黑马般的竞争者
The new startup emerged as a dark horse contender in the tech industry.
这家初创公司成为科技行业的一匹黑马般的竞争者。
领先的竞争者
He is a leading contender for the position of CEO.
他是首席执行官职位的主要竞争者。
我本可以成为一个竞争者。
Many boxers become contenders for the world title.
许多拳击手成为世界冠军的竞争者。
Use contender naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想拳击赛中两位contender激烈对战，他们是参赛者。
语域：neutral 常见场景：体育竞赛、政治选举、商业竞争 该词为中性，多用于正式或半正式场合，指在某一领域中有实力争夺胜利或地位的参与者。
可数名词，后常接for或in表示竞争对象或领域
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