Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #3058
rival
与…竞争；对抗
to compete with someone or something
- 1.
To oppose or compete with.
反对或与之竞争。
- 2.
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
等同于、匹敌或超越他人。
- 3.
be equal to in quality or ability
在质量或能力上与之相等
- 4.
To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
努力等同或超越；效仿。
- 5.
be the rival of, be in competition with
成为......的对手,与......竞争
比得上；与…匹敌；反对或与之竞争。；等同于、匹敌或超越他人。；在质量或能力上与之相等；努力等同或超越；效仿。
In use
No other company can rival their customer service.
She rivals her brother in chess skills.
The new restaurant is rivalling the established ones for top ratings.
Nothing can rival cotton for durability
we are rivaling for first place in the race
rival sb/sth
No other company can rival us in quality.
没有其他公司在质量上能与我们匹敌。
rival sb/sth in sth
She rivals her sister in intelligence.
Connections
Collocations
- rival each other
- 相互竞争；互为对手
- The two companies rival each other for market share.这两家公司为了市场份额而相互竞争。
- rival in quality
- 在质量上匹敌
- This brand rivals the top names in quality.这个品牌在质量上可与顶级品牌匹敌。
- cannot rival
- 无法匹敌；比不上
- No other city can rival Paris in romance.没有其他城市在浪漫程度上能比得上巴黎。
- rival the best
- 比得上最好的；不逊于最佳
- Her cooking rivals the best restaurants.她的厨艺不逊于最好的餐馆。
- rival for supremacy
- 争夺霸权；争当第一
- The two players rival each other for supremacy on the court.这两名选手在球场上互相争夺霸主地位。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 rival 中的 r 和 v 看作两个对手，中间的 i 像竞争的目标标杆，双方都想超越它。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：business contexts、sports commentary、academic writing rival 作动词时语体不固定：在表达“与…竞争”时，商业和体育场合比较常见，属于中性偏正式；在表达“比得上/匹敌”时，多用于书面或正式语体，日常口语中通常用 match 或 be as good as 替代。具体用法会随搭配和语境变化。
Grammar Note
注意：rival 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 rival 押韵的有 arrival、survival、revival，它们都以 /aɪvəl/ 结尾。注意拼写相近的 viral /ˈvaɪrəl/ 和 festival /ˈfestɪvəl/ 发音不同，不是 /aɪvəl/。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，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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