contender
UK/kәn'tendә(r)/US
TOEFLB2
释义
n.
A person or group competing with others, especially one with a real chance of winning
竞争者；有力争夺者；（尤指）夺冠热门
词根拆分
词根派生con-（一起）+ tend（伸展、使劲）+ -er（人）= 与他人一同较劲的人。源自 contend（竞争、力争——字面义是与对手「较着劲伸展」），contender 即认真的竞争者、奔着奖项使劲的人。
词根 tend 还连着 40 个词常用搭配
- 1.a serious contender有力的竞争者
- 2.top contender头号争夺者
- 3.a contender for the title头衔的争夺者
例句
- 1.
She quickly became a serious contender for the championship.
她很快成为冠军的有力争夺者。
- 2.
Three contenders are left in the race for the leadership.
领导权之争只剩三位竞争者。