contender
/kәn'tendә(r)/
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📖 中文释义
- n. 参赛者, 争论者, 斗争者, 竞争者
🧩 词形变化
复数 contenders
💬 双语例句
The battle will be long and difficult, and victory is not assured. But these groups have already become a major contender in the Arab world’s battle of ideas.
Yet the next national elections, due before May 2009, may produce a plausible Dalit contender for the job of prime minister – Kumari Mayawati, the female chief minister of India’s largest state, Uttar Pradesh.
By contrast, her rival, Bernie Sanders, has become a serious contender because he brilliantly composed a persuasive message for his campaign: The system is rigged and a corrupt campaign-finance regime is holding it in place.
相反,她的对手伯尔尼·桑德斯已经成为厉害的竞争者,因为他聪明地为他的选战制定了颇具说服力的口号:制度被操纵,腐败的选战金融机制把持了它。
🔵 同义词
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n the contestant you hope to defeat