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contender

/kuhn-ten-der/US // kənˈtɛn dər //

竞争者,角逐者,争夺者,竞逐者

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a person or group that competes against others to win something; contestant: The three remaining contenders for the Democratic Party nomination met for a televised debate.
    • : a person or group with a good chance of success in a contest: After last season’s disaster, the Texas team needed to convince me they were a contender.

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Examples

  • Vote by mail, they contend, will boost turnout significantly.

  • It is fitting, then, that the latter stages of his career have found James in Los Angeles, where he contends with two challenges.

  • Naming and categorizing heat waves too could increase public awareness of the extreme weather events and their dangers, contends a newly formed group that includes public health and climate experts.

  • Court filings contend he died after experiencing further abuse at the hands of officers.

  • The filings contend he died after experiencing further abuse at the hands of officers.

  • Democrats would be mistaken to underestimate Mike Huckabee, perhaps the strongest Republican presidential contender.

  • He was a leading presidential contender in 1988 and 1992, but never formally entered the race.

  • As southern California turns to desert western Canada could follow Oregon and Washington states as a contender in top class wines.

  • Mike Huckabee, the Fox News host and wannabe presidential contender, was governor of my home state, Arkansas, until 2007.

  • Like Cruz, he is widely seen as a real contender for the Republican nomination in 2016.

  • Twenty long yards ahead of the nearest contender, Flitterfoot scooted over the line a winner.

  • Martien was probably never a serious contender for the honor of discovering the atmospheric process of making steel.

  • In fact, within a few days the situation was simplified by the practical elimination of Pryme as a contender.

  • Henceforth, he could be only a looker on where he had so fondly figured himself as a contender.

  • Then it was that Star Hawk loomed up as a dangerous contender as he finally found his stride and had clear sailing.