Competitor
A person, team, or company that is trying to be more successful than others in the same area.
例句
3 / 5There were over fifty competitors in the marathon.
More than fifty people were running in the race trying to win.
The merger will reduce the number of competitors in the airline industry.
The companies joining will mean there are fewer rivals in the flying business.
Don't tell him our secret; he's a competitor!
Keep it quiet because he is trying to beat us.
词族
记忆技巧
A competitor is someone who 'competes' to 'eat' your 'profits'.
快速测验
To stay profitable, the store must lower its prices to match its biggest ______.
正确!
正确答案是: competitor
例句
There were over fifty competitors in the marathon.
everydayMore than fifty people were running in the race trying to win.
The merger will reduce the number of competitors in the airline industry.
formalThe companies joining will mean there are fewer rivals in the flying business.
Don't tell him our secret; he's a competitor!
informalKeep it quiet because he is trying to beat us.
Market efficiency is often determined by the behavior of major competitors.
academicHow well a market works depends on how the biggest rivals act.
We need to analyze our competitors' strengths and weaknesses.
businessWe must look at what our rivals are good at and where they are weak.
词族
常见搭配
常用短语
stay ahead of competitors
to remain more successful than others
outperform competitors
to do a better job than rivals
potential competitor
someone who might become a rival later
容易混淆的词
Opponent is common in sports or debates; competitor is the standard term for business rivalry.
使用说明
Use 'competitor' for the person/entity and 'competition' for the activity or the group of rivals as a whole.
常见错误
Learners often use 'competition' when they mean a single 'competitor'.
记忆技巧
A competitor is someone who 'competes' to 'eat' your 'profits'.
词源
From Latin 'competere', meaning to strive together.
语法模式
快速测验
To stay profitable, the store must lower its prices to match its biggest ______.
正确!
正确答案是: competitor
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