rival

ライバル、競争相手

同じ勝利や物を手に入れようと競う人、チーム、企業。

やさしい英語で： A person, team, or business trying to win or get the same thing as another.

• He beat his closest rival.
• The two companies have been rivals for years.
• Who is her main rival for the title?

使い方： rival for something (She is his main rival for the leadership.)

類義語： competitor, opponent

反対語： ally

よく使う表現： main rival, political rival, rival for something

匹敵するもの、対等の相手

ほかの人や物と同じくらい優れている、または印象的な人や物。

やさしい英語で： Someone or something as good or impressive as another.

• Her voice has no rival.
• This garden has few rivals for beauty.
• As a storyteller, he is without a rival.

使い方： rival in something (The restaurant has few rivals in quality.)

類義語： equal, match, peer

よく使う表現： without a rival, have no rival, rival in something

競合する、対抗する

ほかの人や集団と同じ勝利や物を得ようとして競う。

やさしい英語で： Trying to win or get the same thing as another person or group.

• The rival teams met on Saturday.
• Two rival companies want to buy the factory.
• Police kept the rival groups of fans apart.

類義語： competing

よく使う表現： rival teams, rival companies, rival candidates

匹敵する、肩を並べる

ほかの物と同じくらい優れ、印象的で、強いこと。時にはそれを上回る。

やさしい英語で： To be as good, impressive, or strong as something else, or even better.

• Her cooking rivals her mother’s.
• Few places can rival this valley for beauty.
• The small company now rivals much larger firms in quality.

使い方： rival someone/something in something (The new model rivals its competitors in speed.)

類義語： match, equal

よく使う表現： rival someone’s skill, rival something in something, rival the best

競う、張り合う

同じ物を手に入れるために、ほかの人と競争する。

やさしい英語で： To compete against someone for the same thing.

• The princes rivaled each other for power.
• Several merchants rivaled one another for the contract.
• He sought to rival his brother in winning public support.

使い方： rival someone for something (Two nobles rivaled each other for the king’s favor.); rival someone in something (The brothers rivaled each other in their pursuit of power.)

類義語： compete with, vie with

よく使う表現： rival someone in something, rival someone for something