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

• 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。
• She's one of three contenders for the vice-presidency.
  她是副总统职位的3个竞争者之一。
• They were also contenders for artist of the year, American Music Awards host Jimmy Kimmel announced Tuesday.
  全美音乐颁奖礼的主持吉米·莱米尔周二宣布他们也是年度艺人最有利的竞争者。
• 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。
• And that could have political consequences, since one of the leading Republican contenders for the presidency in 2008 is a Mormon.
  此外，既然共和党2008年总统大选竞争者中的领先人之一是个摩门教徒，这就会产生政治影响。
• 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。
• The two contenders for the world championship will meet for a show-down next month.
  两位世界冠军竞争者将于下月一决雌雄。
• A number of recent polls have found many Republicans dissatisfied with the current crop of presidential contenders.
  最近，有不少民调都显示，美国全国各地的共和党人，对目前出来竞选共和党总统候选人的，都不是十分满意。
• Several other lesser-known Republican contenders might also emerge in the months ahead.
  其他几位不太出名的共和党竞选人有可能在今后几个月显露出来。
• Both contenders are campaigning for delegates in the final three primaries between now and Tuesday.
  两位候选人都希望在下星期二前举行的最后三场初选中赢得更多代表人票。