challenger

英 [ˈtʃælɪndʒə(r)]

美 [ˈtʃælɪndʒər]

n.  (体育运动或政治的)挑战者

复数：challengers　

BEC经济

BNC.9110 / COCA.8781

牛津词典

noun

• （体育运动或政治的）挑战者
  a person who competes with sb else in sport or in politics for an important position that the other person already holds
  1. the official challenger for the world championship title
     世界冠军头衔的正式挑战者

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (职位或头衔的)挑战者
  Achallengeris someone who competes with you for a position or title that you already have, for example being a sports champion or a political leader.
  1. Draskovic has emerged as the strongest challenger to the leader of the Serbian government...
     德拉什科维奇一跃成为塞尔维亚政府领导人最大的挑战者。
  2. The One Australia syndicate is to become the sixth challenger for the 1995 Americas Cup.
     名为“澳洲一号”的船队将成为争夺1995年美洲杯的第6个挑战者。

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• But this is a challenger they've never seen.
  但这是一个它们从未见过的挑战者。
• This would instantly create potential new challenger banks in Britain.
  这将在英国银行业内马上打造出新的挑战者。
• The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.
  这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。
• You send me to meet my challenger, whatever it may be.
  你送我去见我的对手，不管它是个什么模样。
• The world champion was dethroned last night by a young challenger.
  世界冠军昨晚被一个年轻的挑战者打败了。
• This picture of course you recall from the space shuttle Challenger when it failed.
  看到这张照片大家当然想起了，挑战号飞船的失败。
• Draskovic has emerged as the strongest challenger to the leader of the Serbian government
  德拉什科维奇一跃成为塞尔维亚政府领导人最大的挑战者。
• The judges gave the nod to the winning challenger.
  裁判们对挑战者的胜利给予确认。
• The champion is faced with a feisty challenger.
  冠军面临着一个勇敢的挑战者。
• If the challenger wins, he will become the new world heavyweight champion.
  如果挑战者获胜，他将成为新的重量级世界冠军。