front-runner

英 [ˌfrʌnt ˈrʌnə(r)]

美 [ˌfrʌnt ˈrʌnər]

n.  (竞赛或比赛中的)领先者，领跑者

复数：front-runners　

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柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (竞赛或比赛中的)最有可能获胜者，领先者
  In a competition or contest, thefront-runneris the person who seems most likely to win it.
  1. Neither of the front-runners in the presidential election is a mainstream politician.
     总统选举中的两位领先者都不是主流政治家。

英英释义

noun

• a competitor thought likely to win
  Synonym:favoritefavourite

双语例句

• Regardless of who emerges as the front-runner, retiree Bruce Woods from Urbandale Iowa wants a nominee who can bridge the current divide between the two political parties.
  不论谁最终浮出成为领先者，爱奥华州的一名退休者布鲁斯。伍兹希望的是，未来的候选人能够成为目前两党鸿沟的桥梁。
• His message about moderation and the middle class captured the attention of the press, which anointed him front-runner.
  他关于中庸和中产阶级的观点引起媒体的注意，使他成为获胜的热门人选。
• Or the next front-runner for the Republican nomination for president.
  或者是下一界共和党总统候选人中的领头者。
• The23-year-old Allen, a student from Arkansas, won the2009 season of the popular singing contest, defeating presumed front-runner Adam Lambert who was known for his outlandish style.
  今年23岁的阿伦是一名来自阿克萨斯的学生，在2009年第八季全美最受欢迎的歌唱大赛《美国偶像》中，阿伦击败了以演唱风格怪异闻名的夺冠热门亚当·兰伯特（AdamLambert）。
• Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda is considered the front-runner to succeed Naoto Kan, who announced his resignation on Friday.
  日本经济大臣BanriKaieda被认为是领跑者，来接替菅直人。菅直人已经在周五宣布辞职。
• This week a poll showed him in a dead heat with Mitt Romney, the Republican front-runner.
  这周的民意调查显示，奥巴马与前共和党总统候选人米特罗姆尼的支持率不相上下。
• There may be a reason Mitt Romney is a front-runner in the Republican presidential nomination race that has nothing to do with his stance on immigration or Social Security, according to a study published on Tuesday.
  周二发布的一项研究指出，米特罗姆尼在美国共和党总统候选人提名的角逐中领先也许有一个原因，而且这一原因与他在移民或社保问题上的立场毫无关系。
• Dominique de Villepin, the interior minister and former foreign minister, is considered a front-runner to replace Mr.
  多米尼克迪维内比，这位内务部长，同时也是前任外交部长，被认为是替代拉伏雷的不二人选。
• Some people experience, brilliant, middle school student association President, done as a youth corps secretary, study is also a front-runner.
  有的人中学经历特辉煌，做过学生会主席、当过团支部书记，学习成绩也名列前茅。
• Switzerland is a front-runner among European countries in growing relations with China, and has set many records in this regard.
  在发展对华关系上，瑞士走在欧洲的前列，创造了许多第一。