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　

Collins.1

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。