enemy, competitor, rival, opponent之间的主要区别是什么?

母语人士的回答
Rebecca
所有这些词都指的是竞争对手,但它们不能互换,因为它们有不同的上下文。首先, enemy是指积极反对或敌视某些人或事物的人。示例: Germany and France were enemies in the Second World War. (德国和法国在二战中是敌对的。) Competitor是指参加有组织的竞争的人。可能有一些人或团体有相同的目标。示例: Every country sends competitors to the Olympic Games, but only some win medals. (所有国家都派运动员参加奥运会,但只有少数国家能获得奖牌。) 示例: Our company's primary competitor has lower prices but lower quality products than us. (我们的主要竞争对手价格比我们低,但质量比我们低。) Rival是一个人或实体,为同一个目标积极竞争。它类似于Competitor ,但可以看作是一种更强的表达方式。它也可以用作动词的意思来匹配。示例: Two boys like the same girl, and both are trying to impress her. They are rivals for her love. (两个男孩喜欢同一个女孩,所以他们都想给女孩留下好印象。他们是情敌。) 示例: There are no runners who can be rivals to Usain Bolt. (没有跑步者可以与尤塞恩博尔特竞争。) 示例: Tigers rival lions as the most dangerous big cat. (老虎是最危险的大型猫科动物,可与狮子相媲美。) => 作为动词的rival最后, opponent是指在比赛、比赛、辩论等中竞争的人,通常不包含情绪的一面。示例: The chess master struggled against his opponent but eventually won the game. (国际象棋大师在比赛中挣扎,但最终获胜。) 示例: We don't need to see our coworkers as opponents when trying to get a promotion. (当你的目标是升职时,你不必把你的队友当作对手。)