a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc

对手，竞争者;

This gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.

这使这家公司和它的对手相比有了一个竞争优势。

his chief rival for the job

和他竞争这份工作的主要对手

He finished 39 seconds ahead of his main rival .

他比主要对手早 39 秒到达终点。

She was 2 minutes faster than her nearest rival .

她比紧随其后的对手快两分钟。

a game against their old rivals , Manchester United

和他们的老对手曼联队的比赛

They still remain bitter rivals (=hate each other) .

他们仍是宿敌。

Their sales have now overtaken those of their arch-rival (=main or strongest rival) .

他们的销售额现已超过了他们的主要竞争对手。

Sheena left her job and went to work for a rival company.

希娜辞了职，转投一家对头公司工作。

one of a group of things that people can choose between

竞争的事物:

The newest model has several advantages over its rivals.

最新的型号比对手有几大优势。

to be as good or important as someone or something else

与…匹敌，与…媲美;

The college's facilities rival those of Harvard and Yale.

这所学院的设施比得上哈佛和耶鲁。

a stadium to rival any in the world

堪与世上任何体育场媲美的体育场