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
- I think my running mate, I can certainly see this a Jay Chou
我想我的我的搭档这次肯定能见到周杰伦了 - 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。 - He won the Republican presidential nomination, with running mate Bob Dole, for the1976 election, but lost the presidency to Jimmy Carter.
1976年总统大选时，他与竞选伙伴、副总统鲍勃·多勒作为共和党候选人参选，但最后不敌对手吉米·卡特。 - Wallace had asked him to be his running mate.
华莱士已经请他当竞选伙伴。 - 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。 - John McCain's decision to pick Governor Palin as his running mate excited social conservatives at the Republican convention.
约翰.麦凯恩选择佩林作为他竞选夥伴的决定，在共和党全国大会上让在社会议题上的保守派感到兴奋。 - 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。 - 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。 - There had been talk that the Republican candidate might select Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who is a Cuban-American, as his running mate.
之前风传这位共和党候选人可能会选择佛罗里达州的古巴裔美国人、参议员马可鲁比奥（MarcoRubio）作为竞选伙伴。