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

• 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）。
• There's always a front-runner.
  总是会有一个冠军争夺者。
• 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。
• S culture minister, Farouk Hosni, 71, who declared his candidacy in2007, had been the front-runner.
  埃及文化部长、71岁的FaroukHosni于2007年宣布参选，他已经成为了领先者。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Manchester United defender had been the front-runner until Sir Alex Ferguson's side were badly exposed at the back in several games over the past two months.
  曼联后卫原先是弗格森爵士的球队中发挥最好的球员，但由于过去2个月的表现现在却成了众矢之的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。