rival
【英英释义】
n. 1. your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. 竞争者，对手，敌手
2. if you say that someone or something has no rivals or is without rival, you mean that it is best of its type. 没有敌手，独一无二 with brd-neg
v. if you say that one thing rivals another, you mean that they are both of the same standard or quality. 能与…媲美，与…匹敌，与…不分高低 V n
to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else
【词义深度解析】
rival是名词也是动词，名词的意思是“竞争者，对手”，动词的意思是“能与…媲美，与…匹敌”，当我描述一个事物或者比较两件事时，想表达“不亚于，与…不分高低”，就可以用到rival。
【例句学习】
1. Duke Kunshan University's plush amenities rival those of a five-star hotel.
plush, very comfortable and expensive 豪华舒适的 aminity, 便利设施
2. Only a few can rival his success/achievement. 只有少数人能够和他的成就相匹敌。
3. This nascent coffee brand has gone completely viral and is said to rival Starbucks.
nascent adj. 新生的，初期的 go viral 迅速传播/流行开来
4. …his output as a designer was rivaled only by his outpourings as a master of the telling aphorism. 这段话想说，唯一能和他的设计成就相媲美的就是他那源源不断的金句。
aphorism /ˈæfəˌrɪzəm/n. 格言，警句
【词汇运用】
1.翻译：有些家常菜可以和米其林星级餐厅的佳肴媲美。
Some common dishes can rival the food of Michelin-starred restaurant. （自己）
Some home-cooked dishes can rival the cuisine served at a Michelin-starred restaurant. （参考翻译）
分析：cuisine /kwɪˈziːn/ n.烹调风格 home-cooked 家常做的
2.生活场景应用
For the time being, the city is growing so fast that its vitality can rival that of Hong Kong.
