contender

noun

1. 竞争者；角逐者；争夺者
   a person who takes part in a competition or tries to win sth
   1. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
      奥运金牌的争夺者
   2. a leading/serious/strong contender for the party leadership
      该党领导权最重要的 / 强劲的 / 有实力的角逐者

1. N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
   A contender is someone who takes part in a competition.
   1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
      她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
   2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
      我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。

1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad
   她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
   我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
3. Bradley has been considered a possible presidential contender himself.
   布拉德利本人就被认为是总统职位的有力竞争者。
4. She was a strong contender for Britain's Olympic team
   她是有望入选英国奥运代表团的有力竞争者。
5. Republican contender John McCain has also been campaigning in Ohio and Texas in advance of Tuesday's primaries.
   共和党参选人麦凯恩也在星期二的两场初选前在俄亥俄州和德克萨斯州展开竞选活动。
6. He also paid tribute to fellow-Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, who vied to become America's first woman president.
   奥巴马还赞扬了他的竞争对手希拉里.克林顿。克林顿一直在争取成为美国第一任女总统。
7. Republican presidential contender John McCain picked up the endorsement of a former rival Thursday.
   争取共和党总统候选人提名的约翰.麦凯恩星期四得到了先前一位竞争对手的公开支持。
8. He is a gold medal contender in the Olympics.
   他是一个很有可能在奥运会上夺取金牌的选手。
9. Four enhancements in 11.7 make Informix a real contender for larger warehouses and data vaults.
   版本11.7中的4个增强让Informix成为大型数据仓库和数据保管库的一个真正竞争者。
10. John McCain, another possible presidential contender in2008, has been out in front.
    2008年总统选举可能的角逐者约翰•麦肯克已冲在了最前沿。
11. Pete: The latest locker talk is that our game plan is a real contender for the contract.
    皮特：据最新的小道消息说，我们的方案对这个合同很有竞争力。
12. Is Google a contender?
    谷歌是否也是一个竞争者？
13. PC powerhouse Dell is now the latest contender in low-price digital organizers, with the200-dollar Axim.
    PC行业的龙头老大戴尔公司凭借其售价仅为200美元的Axim已成为低价位数码设备市场的最新竞争者。
14. The person who claims to be the strongest opposition contender is a Harvard graduate.
    我最强大的一个竞争对手，也是哈佛毕业生。
15. But in that time Chinese car companies have been the surprise contender in their fast-growing domestic market.
    但就在过去的这几年，在快速增长的中国国内市场，中国的汽车企业一直是令人惊讶的竞争者。
16. Is China a contender?
    中国会参与竞争吗？
17. Vancl, an online clothing retailer which has also started selling other goods, is a strong contender.
    在线服装零售商凡客诚品（Vancl）也已经开始销售其它商品，成为一个极强的竞争者。
18. They made him the number one contender.
    他们让他做一号挑战者。
19. Strong contender Spain along with Slovenia, Paraguay and South Africa make up group B.
    B组除了实力不错的西班牙队外，还有斯洛文尼亚队、巴拉圭队和南非队。
20. This could be the season the Lakers go from playoff team to contender. why? Trust.
    本赛季湖人可能会从一支季后赛球队变为总冠军的争夺者。为什么？我相信他们。
21. He was a leading contender for the post.
    他是该职位的主要竞争者。
22. The battle for Party leadership grew more intense when a fourth contender was proposed.
    第四位竞争者被提名后，争夺党内领导地位的较量变得更为激烈。
23. He no longer saw himself as a contender in the presidential election.
    他不再把自己看作是总统选举中的一名竞争者了。
24. The team is a serious contender for the title this year.
    该队是今年不可轻视的夺标竞争对手。
25. Worse ever, the last contender ignores an opportunity under his eyes.
    更糟糕的以往一样，最后的竞争者忽略他的眼睛下一个机会。
26. Wolfowitz and Michel also met with Jean-Pierre Bemba, the main contender during the recent election.
    沃尔福威茨和米歇尔还会见了最近的选举中的主要竞选对手Jean-PierreBemba。
27. He was seen by many analysts as a potentially strong contender when he first got into the race.
    他在刚开始角逐时，许多分析人士看好他是名具备潜力的竞争者。
28. The early-season blossoming of Andrew Bynum transformed the Lakers from a win-some-lose-some outfit into a legitimate contender.
    拜纳姆在赛季初期的爆发也让湖人由一支有输有赢的球队变成了总冠军的有力争夺者。
29. It is also interesting to see if it will be a contender for Android.
    同样还值得关注的是，webOS是否会成为Android的竞争者。
30. One Republican presidential contender weighed in with a different perspective.
    共和党总统参选人洪博培则提出了不同观点。

noun

1. the contestant you hope to defeat
   1. he had respect for his rivals
   2. he wanted to know what the competition was doing

   Synonym:    rivalchallengercompetitorcompetition