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

• There are a number of potential successors, but no obvious front-runner has emerged.
  继任者的人选有很多，但没有哪位人选具备明显的优势。
• The two most likely beneficiaries of Mr McCain's troubles will be Rudy Giuliani, the front-runner, and Fred Thompson, an old friend of Mr McCain's who is expected to declare his candidacy any day now.
  麦肯恩先生四面楚歌，可能最大的获益者当属共和党领军者鲁迪朱利安尼以及麦肯恩的老友佛瑞德汤普森。
• 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）。
• The battery giant's cutting-edge technology-notably its lithium-ion ferrous phosphate battery-makes the Shenzhen-based company a front-runner in the race to make mass-market electric cars.
  这家电池制造巨头所生产的磷酸亚铁锂离子电池让这家总部位于深圳的公司在广阔的电动车市场上成为了领跑者。
• 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。
• 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's always a front-runner.
  总是会有一个冠军争夺者。
• But none has challenged the front-runner's platform and opposition campaign advertising is barely visible.
  但是没有任何人来挑战梅德韦杰夫的竞选纲领，而且很少能看见反对派的竞选广告。
• 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。
• 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。