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

• Oh, and in case you're wondering: all the remaining presidential contenders are terrible on this issue.
  还有让你担心的：目前仅存的总统候选人在这个问题上都非常糟糕。
• 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。
• This year's Oscar contenders gathered in Los Angeles on Monday for the traditional nominees'luncheon.
  今年的奥斯卡竞争者们本周一齐聚洛杉矶，参加奥斯卡提名人午宴。
• The leading contenders are still slogging it out.
  处于领先位置的竞争者仍在激烈地角逐。
• 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。
• 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。
• Both contenders are expected to announce vice presidential running mates before the conventions begin.
  两名候选人都可望在党代表大会开幕之前宣布副总统竞选夥伴。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。