1. Coal gas rivaled smoky oil lamps and flickering candles, and early in the new century, well-to-do Londoners grew accustomed to gaslit houses and even streets. 煤气可与烟雾缭绕的油灯和摇曳不定的蜡烛相媲美,在新世纪之初,富裕的伦敦人逐渐习惯了有煤气照明的房子,甚至街道。
2. The sunset rivaled the sunrise in beauty. 日落与日出的景色一样美。
3. Those companies have rivaled one another since 1980's. 从80年代以来那些公司一直都互相竞争。
4. Its dimensions rivaled those of an Olympic swimming pool. 这一“龙洞”的大小可与奥林匹克游泳池比美。
5. Flashes of lightning rivaled in intensity the volcano's eruption. 一道道的闪电在和火山互相媲美。