serious rival

严肃的竞争对手：指在某个领域或某项活动中与自己竞争的对手
常用释义
严肃的竞争对手：指在某个领域或某项活动中与自己竞争的对手，具有一定的实力和威胁性。

例句

尽管美元贬值本周招致中国不安（见有关文章），但作为世界储备货币，美元尚无真正对手。

But it is likely to create a serious rival to Google, the online giant that dominates both of these activities.

但这可能给谷歌（Google）这个主导网上搜索和广告的行业巨头创造了一个强劲的对手。

But it is likely to create a serious rival to Google, the online giant that dominates both of these markets.

尽管意义并未预想的深远，但可能会给谷歌公司—统治着双方市场的互联网巨头—带来严峻的挑战。

Its only serious rival, since the recent bankruptcy of Boeing-backed Sea Launch, is Russia's Proton.

自从波音（Boeing）支持的SeaLaunch最近破产后，该公司的唯一劲敌就仅剩下了俄罗斯的Proton。

A merged EMI-Warner would be a serious rival to Universal Music Group, the world's biggest music company.

对于全球最大的音乐公司环球唱片而言，EMI和华纳的结合体将成为其强大的对手。

Even so, Mr Wulff's election neatly sidelines the chancellor's last serious rival within the party.

即使这样，武尔夫的当选也巧妙地降低了总理在党内竞争对手的影响力。

在过去十年里，保加利亚旅游业的发展已见端倪，成为西班牙和希腊的强力竞争对手。

But at the same time, it is hard to argue that the Mumbai Consensus isn't a serious rival to the Beijing Consensus.

尽管如此，如果一定要下结论，说孟买共识完全不是北京共识的强劲对手，还言之尚早。

This is EXACTLY what George W Bush did to his most serious rival in 2000, Colin Powell.

这正是小布什在2000年对他最大的竞争对手鲍威尔所做的事。