running mate
英 [ˈrʌnɪŋ meɪt]
美 [ˈrʌnɪŋ meɪt]
n. (美国)竞选伙伴; (尤指)副总统候选人
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牛津词典
noun
- （美国）竞选伙伴；（尤指）副总统候选人
(in the US) a person who is chosen by the candidate in an election, especially that for president, to support them and to have the next highest political position if they win- The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate.
有人建议总统候选人找一位女性竞选伙伴。
- The presidential nominee was advised to choose a woman as a running mate.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 竞选伙伴
In an election campaign, a candidate'srunning mateis the person that they have chosen to help them in the election. If the candidate wins, the running mate will become the second most important person after the winner.- ...Clinton's selection of Al Gore as his running mate.
克林顿选择阿尔·戈尔作为他的竞选伙伴
- ...Clinton's selection of Al Gore as his running mate.
英英释义
noun
- a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices
双语例句
- This is a question for both nominees as they search for the right man or woman for their running mate.
对于两位正在寻找合适的人作为竞选搭档的总统提名人来说，这是一个问题。 - In choosing the homespun Sarah Palin as his running mate, Mr McCain emphasised Mr Obama's distance from country-and-western America.
通过选择朴素的莎拉•佩林（SarahPalin）作为竞选伙伴，麦凯恩强调了奥巴马与美国乡村和西部的疏远。 - Introducing his running mate against the backdrop of the USS Wisconsin on Saturday, Mitt Romney flubbed his easiest line: Join me in welcoming the next president of the United States.
周六，在威斯康辛号（USSWisconsin）战舰前介绍自己的竞选搭档时，米特•罗姆尼（MITTROMNEY）把一句最简单的台词说错了，说成了：请大家和我一起欢迎美国未来的总统。 - Mr Romney and his running mate talk tough on fiscal policy but they have failed to offer credible numbers.
罗姆尼及其竞选伙伴说起财政政策就措辞强硬，但他们却未能提出可信的数字。 - Wallace had asked him to be his running mate.
华莱士已经请他当竞选伙伴。 - One after the other, leaders of the other groups present stood up and firmly endorsed Obama and his running mate, Senator Biden.
其他组织的代表们也逐一起身，坚决支持奥巴马和他的竞选伙伴，参议员拜登。 - A few days before Barack Obama was to announce his choice for Vice President, he was asked at a North Carolina town meeting what qualities he wanted in a running mate.
几天前，奥巴马宣布了他对副总统的要求，在北卡罗莱纳州的城市会议上有人问他所希望的竞选搭档要具有哪些品质。 - Neither candidate has given any strong indications as to who his running mate will be.
两位候选人目前都没有任何迹象显示他们的竞选搭档是谁。 - Obama's choice of Biden to be his running mate was announced early Saturday morning, in a text message to supporters.
奥巴马在星期六早晨，以手机简讯的方式向支持者宣布，他选择了拜登作为竞选夥伴。 - She was relatively unknown before McCain announced just last week that he had chosen her as his running mate.
佩林在麦凯恩上星期宣布选择她为竞选搭档之前，几乎不被为人知。