rival

US: /ˈɹaɪvəɫ/
UK: /ɹˈa‍ɪvə‍l/


English Vietnamese dictionary


rival /'raivəl/
  • danh từ
    • đối thủ, địch thủ, người kình địch, người cạnh tranh
      • business rivals: các nhà cạnh tranh kinh doanh
      • without a rival: không có đối thủ xuất chúng
  • tính từ
    • đối địch, kình địch, cạnh tranh
      • rival companies: những công ty cạnh tranh nhau
  • động từ
    • so bì với, sánh với
    • (từ hiếm,nghĩa hiếm) cạnh tranh

Advanced English dictionary


noun, adjective, verb
+ noun
~ (to sb/sth) (for sth) a person, company, or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc: The two teams have always been rivals. + The Japanese are our biggest economic rivals. + This latest design has no rivals (= it is easily the best design available).
rival adjective [only before noun]: a rival bid / claim / offer + fighting between rival groups + He was shot by a member of a rival gang.
+ verb (-ll-, AmE also -l-) [VN] ~ sb/sth (for / in sth) to be as good, impressive, etc. as sb/sth else: You will find scenery to rival anything you can see in the Alps. + Golf cannot rival football for excitement.
See also - UNRIVALLED

Collocation dictionary


ADJ.

arch, bitter, close, deadly, fierce, great, serious | biggest, chief, main, nearest, principal | long-standing, old
They're old political rivals.
| jealous | foreign, international
The company is well equipped to compete with its international rivals.
| business, political

VERB + RIVAL

have
She has no rivals for the job.
| beat, defeat

RIVAL + NOUN

candidate | faction, gang, group | company, firm | bid, offer | claim

PREP.

~ for
They were rivals for her love.
| ~ in
They were rivals in love.
| ~ to
Grand it may be, but this cathedral is no rival to the great cathedral of Amiens.


Concise English dictionary


rivalled|rivalling|rivals|rivaled|rivaling'raɪvl
noun
+the contestant you hope to defeat
verb
+be equal to in quality or ability
+be the rival of, be in competition with