ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤serious, strong須認真對待的/強有力的競爭者▸➤leading, main, major, number-one, obvious, top主要的競爭對手;最強的競爭對手;顯而易見的競爭者◇Senator Clinton was considered a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination.克林頓參議員被認為是民主黨總統候選人提名的主要競爭者。➤genuine, legitimate, likely, possible, real, worthy真正的競爭者;合法的競爭者;很可能構成競爭的對手;可能的競爭對手;真正的競爭者;有實力的競爭者▸➤presidential總統職位角逐者▸➤Democratic, Republican民主黨/共和黨競爭者▸➤championship, medal, title冠軍爭奪者;獎牌爭奪者◇He's gone from being a serious title contender to being totally written off.他從一個不可小覷的冠軍爭奪者變成了一個徹頭徹尾的敗將。➤play-off (in American football美式橄欖球)季後賽競爭者PREPOSITION➤contender for⋯的爭奪者◇a strong contender for the gold medal強有力的金牌爭奪者