あいて

[相手] 〔仲間， 相棒， パートナー， 話し相手， 先方， 向こう， 敵〕

competitor

【C】 競争する人［団体］， 出場選手， 競争相手《◆ rival と違って敵意を含まない》.

contestant

【C】(選挙などの)競争［論争］相手.

*opponent

【C】 (試合・競技・討論・争いなどの)相手， 対抗者， 敵；反対者(⇔proponent).

*match

【C】［(a/one's) ～］ 競争相手， 好敵手；《正式》［通例 a ～］ 結婚相手， 配偶者∥ Ann is a good match. アンは理想的な結婚相手だ.

*rival

【C】〔…を求め合う/…における〕競争相手， 対抗者〔for/in〕∥ in competition with other rivals 競争相手と競って.

*competition

【U】 ［通例 the ～］ 競争相手.

*opposition

【U】【C】［集合的に；単数・複数扱い］ 反対者， ライバル；対戦相手［チーム］.

*partner

【C】(仕事・結婚などの)相手;(ダンス・テニス・トランプなどで)〔…の〕パートナー， 相手， 相棒〔with〕∥ a marriage partner 結婚の相手 / a trading partner 取引相手.

**party

【U】《正式》〔事件・契約などの〕相手， 当事者， 関係者；共犯者〔to， in〕.

playmate

【C】《正式》(子供の)遊び相手.

▲Mary needs someone to talk to. メリーはだれか話し相手が必要だ / the other woman (既婚男性の)浮気の相手.

相手
companion
partner
company

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あいて【相手】

〔仲間， 相棒， パートナー， 話し相手， 先方， 向こう， 敵〕

competitor

〖C〗 競争する人［団体］， 出場選手， 競争相手《◆ rival と違って敵意を含まない》.

contestant

〖C〗(選挙などの)競争［論争］相手.

*opponent

〖C〗 (試合・競技・討論・争いなどの)相手， 対抗者， 敵；反対者(⇔proponent).

*match

〖C〗［(a/one's) ～］ 競争相手， 好敵手；《正式》［通例 a ～］ 結婚相手， 配偶者

Ann is a good match. アンは理想的な結婚相手だ.

*rival

〖C〗〔…を求め合う/…における〕競争相手， 対抗者〔for/in〕

in competition with other rivals 競争相手と競って.

*competition

〖U〗 ［通例 the ～］ 競争相手.

*opposition

〖U〗〖C〗［集合的に；単数・複数扱い］ 反対者， ライバル；対戦相手［チーム］.

*partner

〖C〗(仕事・結婚などの)相手; (ダンス・テニス・トランプなどで)〔…の〕パートナー， 相手， 相棒〔with〕

a marriage partner 結婚の相手

a trading partner 取引相手.

**party

〖U〗《正式》〔事件・契約などの〕相手， 当事者， 関係者；共犯者〔to， in〕.

playmate

〖C〗《正式》(子供の)遊び相手.

▲Mary needs someone to talk to. メリーはだれか話し相手が必要だ

the other woman (既婚男性の)浮気の相手.

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あいて【相手】

1 〔一緒にする人･相棒〕 a [one's] companion [partner]; (相棒) 《口》 one's 《米》 buddy [《英》 mate, pal].

●ダンスの相手 a [one's] dancing partner

・結婚の相手 one's marriage partner; the person one is going to marry

・相談する相手 a person one turns to for advice.

●相手がいなくてパーティーに行けない. I can't go to the party, because I've got no one to go with [because I don't have a partner].

・寂しくて相手がほしいと思っていたところだった. I was feeling lonesome and hoping someone would turn up [for someone to keep me company].

●相手の男性の名前は? What's the boy's [man's] name?

●相手をさがす look for a partner [companion]

・相手を選ぶ choose one's partner

・このダンスのお相手をお願いできましょうか. May I have (the pleasure of) this dance?

●彼の恋の相手は? Who's he in love with?

2 〔(自分と)対抗して争う人〕 one's opponent; 《文》 one's antagonist; (交渉などの) the other party [side].

●決勝戦の相手 one's opponent in the final

・交渉の相手 the other party [side] in the negotiation

・かなわない[勝てない]相手 a [an old, one's] nemesis.

●相手次第で 《change one's tactics》 depending on one's opponent(s) [on the opposition]

・相手不足かもしれないが, 一局僕と指してみてくれませんか. I know very well I am a poor [《文》 an unworthy] opponent for you, but would you mind having a game of shōgi with me?

●相手が悪い. 〔非は向こうにある〕 It's his [《口》 the other guy's] fault. | 〔先方が強すぎる〕 He's too good [strong, skilled, etc.] for me. | I'm no match for him.

・相手が相手だけに勝つのは難しい. With them as opponents, you know, it's not going to be easy to win.

●彼なら相手にして不足はない. He's an opponent worth taking on. | 《文》 He's a worthy opponent for me.

・元チャンピオンを相手に戦う have the former champion to deal with

・なるべくなら相手にしたくない男だよ. He's a man that I'd rather not cross swords with [have to take on].

・テニスとなると妹は弱すぎて相手にならない. My sister is so weak at tennis that it's not worth playing her [she's no opposition at all].

●相手の出方を見る watch one's opponent's moves; wait to see what tactics one's opponent adopts

・相手のミスに乗じる take advantage of a slip [a mistake, an error] by one's opponent

・相手の弱味につけこむ take advantage of one's opponent's weakness [weak point]; go for one's opponent's Achilles' heel.

●だれでも来い, おれが相手だ. Let anyone come. It's me they've got to deal with!

・名人が相手では勝ち目はない. I've no hope of winning with an expert [a grand champion] as my opponent.

3 〔行為の対象となる人〕 the other person [party]; the person one is talking to [dealing with, etc.]; (想定される読者･顧客など) one's target (audience [customers, etc.]); the person [people] one is aiming at.

●女学生相手の雑誌 a magazine for [targeted at] girl students

・観光客相手のおみやげ屋 a souvenir shop aimed at tourists.

●…を相手に商売をする do business with…as customer(s)

・彼は私を相手に英語の練習をした. He practiced his English on me.

・国を相手に訴訟を起こした. They took on the State in a lawsuit.

・去年のチャンピオンを相手に善戦した. She put up a good struggle against the previous year's champion.

・相手に合わせて言葉づかいを変える change the way one speaks depending on whom one is speaking to.

●相手の目を見て話をする look into the other person's eyes as one speaks to him [her]

・相手の立場[身]になる put oneself into the other person's shoes [place]

・相手の気持ちを考える take the other person's [party's] feelings into account.

●バトンを渡す相手を間違える hand the baton to the wrong person

・相手を見て物を言うがいい. Watch your words! Do you know who you're talking to?

・観光客の相手をする deal with [cater to] tourists.

●相手変われど主変わらず. Others may change [come and go], but he is always the same.

・あの人は相手かまわずズケズケと物を言う. He's no respecter of persons; he speaks his mind to everyone.

4 〔付き合う人〕 a [one's] companion.

●相手にする 〔付き合う〕 keep sb company; keep company with sb; 〔話を聞く〕 listen to sb

・相手にしない take no notice of sb; do not [refuse to] have anything to do with sb; ignore sb; give sb the cold shoulder; snub sb

・だれも私を相手にしてくれない. Nobody will have anything to do with me. | Nobody takes (any) notice of me.

・あんな男は相手にしないほうがいい. You'd better not get involved [not have anything to do] with a man like that.

・抗議しても相手にされなかった. They took no notice of our protests.

・相手になってやる 〔子供の遊びの〕 play with 《children》; act as companion for 《a sick child》; 〔競技などの〕 give sb a match; let sb try out his skill [strength, etc.] on one

・彼の話の相手になっていると切りがない. If you once listen to him, he'll never stop talking.

●相手をする 〔付き合う〕 keep sb company; act as companion to [for] sb; 〔客の〕 look after sb; entertain; 〔競技などの〕 play [give] sb 《a game of tennis》; play 《a game of go》 with sb; take sb on 《at judo》

・酒の相手をする act as sb's drinking partner; keep sb company over a drink [a few drinks]

・マイホームパパの鈴木さんは, 休日は一日中子供の相手をしています. Mr. Suzuki is a devoted family man; when he has a holiday he spends all day playing with his children.

・おばあちゃん, ちょっと買い物に行ってきますから, 子供の相手をしてて. Granny, I'm just popping out to do some shopping. Keep an eye on the children, would you?

・彼女はバーに勤め始めた初日から客の相手をさせられた. She was expected to entertain customers from her very first day in the bar.

●私がお相手しましょう. 〔対戦する〕 I'll play you [take you on]. | 〔話相手などをつとめる〕 I'll keep you company.

相手チーム the opposing team; one's opponents.