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Chinese meaning
竞争对手(的)
竞争对手
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指派拉蒙的竞争对手华纳兄弟探索公司
Example
Paramount's owners were hoping they'd be firmly in control of rival Warner Bros. Discovery by the end of this week.
派拉蒙的所有者原本希望到本周末能牢牢掌控竞争对手华纳兄弟探索公司。
Source: NPR · 20 Jul 2026
Background ✎
法院临时裁决冻结派拉蒙与华纳探索的合并,本周原定完成的控制权交接被搁置。
Roots · etymology
源自拉丁 rivus(河流)+ -al,喻共河相争者
- riv-(河流,源自拉丁 rivus)+ -al(形容词/名词后缀)
Collocations
- rival company/bitter rival/rival firm
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