rival firms

Newer rival Secret has raised over$ 11 million from such firms as Kleiner Perkins and Google Ventures.

而它刚冒头的对手“秘密”（Secret）则已获得凯鹏华盈（Kleiner Perkins）和谷歌创投（Google Ventures）等公司超过1100万美元的投资。

His insistence on putting users first, and focusing on elegance and simplicity, has become deeply ingrained in his own company, and is spreading to rival firms too.

他坚持用户首先，致力于雅致和简捷的做法已经在苹果公司根深蒂固，并感染到了竞争对手。

Analysts say Mr Ricke should have expanded more rapidly into other countries, as rival firms did, in search of growth.

分析师们指出，里克先生本该跟随竞争对手，加速扩展国外业务，谋求发展。

The firm has better products than its competitors, ie than rival firms.

这公司的产品比其对手的好(比与其竞争的其他公司).

Rival firms scrambled to follow where he led.

竞争对手们总是抢着跟随他指引的方向。

He was utterly unscrupulous in his dealings with rival firms.

他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德.

They run their rival firms close both in price and quality.

他们在价格和质量方面跟与之竞争的一些商行不相上下.