友课MBA加油站英语晨读2019-03-12

1.opponent [ə'pəʊnənt]
n. 对手; 反对者 
a political opponent  政敌
In the second game, her opponent hurt her leg and had to retire.
在第二局，她的对手拉伤了腿，不得不退出比赛。

2.rival ['raɪvl]
v. 与…相匹敌，比得上
n. 竞争对手
No computer can rival a human brain in complexity.
没有任何计算机比得上人脑复杂。

3.versus ['vɜːsəs]
prep. 与…相对，对
Today's football match is France versus Brazil. 
今天的足球比赛是法国对巴西。

4.compete [kəm'piːt]
v. 竞争，对抗，参加比赛
competitive adj. 竞争的，比赛的，有竞争力的
competition n. 竞争
competitor n. 竞争者

5.contest ['kɒntest]
n. 比赛，竞争 
v. 竞争；争辩 
beauty contest选美活动/speech contest 演讲比赛

6.contend [kən'tend]
v. 竞争；主张
There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.
三个世界级的网球选手在争夺这项荣誉。

7.counter ['kaʊntə]
v. 反驳，反对；对抗，抵消 
n. 柜台，对立面
adj. 相反的 
adv. 相反地 
Extra police have been moved into the area to counter the risk of violence. 
额外的警力被调入这片区域来抗击暴力风险。

8.counterpart ['kaʊntəpɑːt]
n. 职务相当的人；作用相当的事物
The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs. 
首相会见欧洲各国的总理讨论缉毒事宜。

9.encounter [ɪn'kaʊntə]
v. /n. 遭遇，偶然碰到
When did you first encounter these difficulties?
你初次遇到这些困难是什么时候？

10.confront [kən'frʌnt]
vt. 面对，遭遇 
She was confronted with severe money problems. 
她面临严重的资金问题。