英语晨读：词根词汇Day 8 友课MBA加油站：第727期英语晨读"

友课MBA加油站：讲义词汇

今日词汇

opponent；

rival；

versus

compete；

contest；

contend

counter；

counterpart

encounter；

confront

1. opponent [?"p??n?nt]

n. 对手; 反对者

a political opponent政敌

In the second game, her opponent hurt her leg and had to retire.

在第二局，她的对手拉伤了腿，不得不退出比赛。

2. rival ["ra?vl]

v. 与…相匹敌，比得上

n. 竞争对手

No computer can rival a human brain in complexity.

没有任何计算机比得上人脑复杂。

3. versus ["v??s?s]

prep. 与…相对，对

Today"s football match is France versus Brazil.

今天的足球比赛是法国对巴西。

4. compete[k?m"pi?t]

v. 竞争，对抗，参加比赛

competitive adj. 竞争的，比赛的，有竞争力的

competition n. 竞争

competitor n. 竞争者

5. contest ["k?ntest]

n. 比赛，竞争 v. 竞争；争辩

beauty contest选美活动/speech contest 演讲比赛

6. contend [k?n"tend]

v. 竞争；主张

There are three world-class tennis players contending for this title.

三个世界级的网球选手在争夺这项荣誉。

7. counter ["ka?nt?]

v. 反驳，反对；对抗，抵消

n. 柜台，对立面

adj. 相反的 adv. 相反地

Extra police have been moved into the area to counter the risk of violence.

额外的警力被调入这片区域来抗击暴力风险。

8. counterpart ["ka?nt?pɑ?t]

n. 职务相当的人；作用相当的事物

The prime minister is to meet his European counterparts to discuss the war against drugs.

首相会见欧洲各国的总理讨论缉毒事宜。

9. encounter [?n"ka?nt?]

v. /n. 遭遇，偶然碰到

When did you first encounter these difficulties?

你初次遇到这些困难是什么时候？

10. confront [k?n"fr?nt]

vt. 面对，遭遇

She was confronted with severe money problems.

她面临严重的资金问题。

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