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

• Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, considered the front-runner for the Republican nomination, blamed President Barack Obama for the country's economic crisis.
  被认为是共和党总统参选人当中领先的前麻萨诸塞州州长罗姆尼将美国的经济危机怪罪于奥巴马总统。
• 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。
• Tony Blair, meanwhile, has emerged as the front-runner for the yet-to-be-created job as the first permanent president of the European Council.
  与此同时，托尼布莱尔（tonyblair）成为迄今尚未设立的欧盟理事会第一位常任主席的热门人选。
• 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。
• The film will likely join 'American Hustle' and '12 Years a Slave' as an Oscar front-runner on Thursday, when Academy Awards nominations are announced.
  《地心引力》、《美国骗局》和《为奴十二年》均有可能成为今年奥斯卡奖（AcademyAwards）的夺奖热门，本周四将公布今年奥斯卡奖提名名单。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。