contenders

英 [kənˈtɛndəz]

美 [kənˈtɛndərz]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者
contender的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
  Acontenderis someone who takes part in a competition.
  1. Her trainer said yesterday that she would be a strong contender for a place in Britain's Olympic squad...
     她的教练昨天说，她将是英国奥运代表队席位的有力争夺者。
  2. Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
     我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。

双语例句

• The Jazz have a nice core group that's probably one player away from being title contenders.
  爵士的核心阵容很不错，只需要再补充一名队员就能成为总冠军的有力争夺者。
• Indeed, the final six candidates drawn from a mixture of academia and finance were all strong contenders.
  确实，从学术界和金融行业中挑选出来的6名最终候选人，都是强有力的竞争者。
• Park also thinks England are serious contenders to win the tournament.
  他也认为英格兰是金杯的有力竞争者。
• The two contenders for the heavyweight title.
  重量级冠军的两名争夺者。
• A few centuries later, I already have a few contenders for my favorite fountain in Rome.
  在数个世纪后，已有多座罗马喷泉竞相成为我的最爱。
• Tichy is concerned also that GM has given important jobs to the other CEO contenders.
  蒂奇还注意到通用汽车将许多重要的职位赋予了其他首席执行官的竞争者。
• The Eiffel Tower and the Acropolis had also been contenders.
  埃菲尔铁塔和雅典卫城也参与了此次竞选。
• Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
  我们的“英国国内事务”记者报道了3名竞争者对辞职消息的反应。
• Presidential contenders John McCain and Barack Obama debated the wisdom of dealing directly with Iran Monday.
  美国两位总统竞争者麦凯恩和奥巴马星期一就如何更明智地直接同伊朗打交道进行了辩论。
• Who are the main contenders in the Party leadership stakes?
  在该党领导人的争夺战中谁是主要的竞争者？