contenders是什么意思？

contenders

• n. （冠军）争夺者，竞争者( contender的名词复数 )；

例句

• The contenders faced off the debate at Iowa State University today. 今天,竞选者在爱荷华州立大学展开激烈辩论.
• 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。
• 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。
• ...the contenders who have been jostling for the top job... 一直在争夺这一高级职位的竞争者们
• The three leading contenders were locked in a dogfight. 三名领先的竞争者陷入一场鏖战。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  竞争者;争夺者
  A contender is someone who takes part in a competition.
  例句
  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。 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。