opponent /əˈpəunənt/ n. ［c］对手，敌手；反对者（[反]proponent）：attack an opponent 攻击对手；beat/defeat an opponent at an election 在选举中击败对手；a bitter opponent 死对头；an opponent in a contest 竞赛中的对手；opponents to bill 议案的反对者［考句］I guess Jones didn’t have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his opponent. 我猜想，Jones不会在这次选举中获胜，因为几乎所有的市民都投他对手的票。