contender

英 美[k?n't?nd?]
  • n. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者；爭(zhēng)奪者
TOEFL中低頻詞

詞態(tài)變化

復(fù)數(shù):?contenders;

助記提示

1. con- "together" + tend- + -er.
2. 也就是大家一起向四面八方拉扯、拉伸。=> stretch out (to different directions with others).
3. 由此引申為：競(jìng)爭(zhēng)、爭(zhēng)斗、爭(zhēng)論。

英文詞源

contender (n.)
1540s, agent noun from contend.

雙語(yǔ)例句

1. She was a strong contender for Britain's Olympic team.
她是有望入選英國(guó)奧運(yùn)代表團(tuán)的有力競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Bradley has been considered a possible presidential contender himself.
布拉德利本人就被認(rèn)為是總統(tǒng)職位的有力競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. a contender for a gold medal in the Olympics
奧運(yùn)金牌的爭(zhēng)奪者

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad.
她的教練昨天說(shuō)，她將是英國(guó)奧運(yùn)代表隊(duì)席位的有力爭(zhēng)奪者。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. She has recently become a strong contender for the gold medal .
她最近已經(jīng)成為一個(gè)金牌的強(qiáng)有力爭(zhēng)奪者。

來(lái)自辭典例句