友课教育英语晨读2020-03-11

 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。