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 hadto 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 wasconfronted with severe money problems.
她面临严重的资金问题。
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