contenders

英 [kənˈtɛndəz]

美 [kənˈtɛndərz]

n.  竞争者; 角逐者; 争夺者
contender的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 竞争者;争夺者
  Acontenderis someone who takes part in a competition.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• Both contenders are expected to announce vice presidential running mates before the conventions begin.
  两名候选人都可望在党代表大会开幕之前宣布副总统竞选夥伴。
• The three leading contenders were locked in a dogfight.
  三名领先的竞争者陷入一场鏖战。
• He is probably the least flamboyant of the Republican contenders.
  共和党各角逐中，他大概是最不引人注目的。
• She's one of three contenders for the vice-presidency.
  她是副总统职位的3个竞争者之一。
• Indeed, the final six candidates drawn from a mixture of academia and finance were all strong contenders.
  确实，从学术界和金融行业中挑选出来的6名最终候选人，都是强有力的竞争者。
• We've outlined the contenders below-so have a read and then cast your vote.
  我们将在以下的参选球员中选出，因此，你可以先读他们的背景资料，然后投票。
• Several other lesser-known Republican contenders might also emerge in the months ahead.
  其他几位不太出名的共和党竞选人有可能在今后几个月显露出来。
• Who are the main contenders for the title?
  谁是这一称号的主要竞争者？
• The Jazz have a nice core group that's probably one player away from being title contenders.
  爵士的核心阵容很不错，只需要再补充一名队员就能成为总冠军的有力争夺者。
• Both contenders are campaigning for delegates in the final three primaries between now and Tuesday.
  两位候选人都希望在下星期二前举行的最后三场初选中赢得更多代表人票。