English Dictionary

rival

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

noun

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

He is my biggest rival in the competition.

意味（1）

A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.

The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you[…] share the things you love with the world and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.

意味（2）

Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.

As a social historian, he has no rival.

意味（3）

(obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.

If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, / The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste.