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

• 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）。
• They attacked me not because I'm a woman candidate, instead because I am the front-runner.
  他们攻击我，也不是因为我是女性候选人，而是因为我是领先者。
• 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。
• There's always a front-runner.
  总是会有一个冠军争夺者。
• Thus, Amazon is often seen as a front-runner in the commercializing of cloud computing, in particular with coming up with billing and usage models.
  因此，Amazon常被视为是云计算商业化方面的领跑者，在计费和使用模型方面尤为突出。
• 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。
• The Ahn effect has done wonders for MrPark's chances: a rank outsider before the endorsement, he is now the front-runner, according to a poll conducted by the newspaper Seoul Shinmun.
  安哲秀的效应已经为朴元淳创造出竞选奇迹，根据首尔新闻的一项民意调查，原本毫无胜算的朴元淳现在已成为竞选人众的领跑者了。
• 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。
• Public opinion polls suggest that former Governor Mitt Romney is the closest thing to an early front-runner in the still-evolving Republican presidential field.
  民调显示，共和党总统角逐还在演变之中，前麻萨诸塞州州长米特·罗姆尼最接近提早率先竞选。