每日一词 142 rivalry

rivalry

基础篇： meaning: competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.

进阶篇：“rivalry” 多作不可数名词，意思是竞争，可以同意替换competition. 我们之前学过 rival 作动词，表示“能与...媲美”，“与...匹敌”的用法, 可以把 rival 和 rivalry 放在一起来掌握。

中美两国在军事、经济和科技方面的竞争越来越激烈了，我们就可以说：

There has been increasingly rivalry between China and the US in military, economy, and technology.

很多互联网公司都在争夺着日活用户第一的宝座，就可以说：

Many internet companies are engaged in the rivalry over who has the largest number of daily active users.

Justin: 由于对决激烈，扑克选手必须得持续并调整自己的判断：

The brutal rivalry enables you to constantly gauge and caliberate your decisions. 

《经济学人》用例：

The growing strategic rivalry between the two superpowers is puuting pressure on American businesses and investors in two ways. During the cold war business was largely untroubled by superpower rivalry because the Soviet Union was an unwelcoming, closed economy. 

应用篇：

1）翻译：手机厂商之间激烈的竞争使得智能手机越来越便宜了。

The intense rivalry among smartphone makers has brought down the prices of gadgets. 

Thanks to the bitter rivalry among smartphone makers, smartphones have become cheaper. 

2) 造句：

场景：多家资本的涌入使得在线教育平台的竞争日趋激烈。[同时用了influx 和 rivalry]

The influx of investment in online education platforms increases the rivalry among elearning companies.