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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Powell also said he was voting for Obama because of Senator McCain's decision to tap Governor Palin as his running mate.
鲍威尔还说，他支持奥巴马，是因为麦凯恩参议员决定选择佩林州长作竞选夥伴。 - He chose a non-controversial, experienced Senator as his running mate who complemented his lack of foreign policy skills.
他选择了一个无争议的，富有经验的参议员作为他的竞选伙伴，作为他缺乏外交手段的补充。 - It also, however, has its limits, which Frank discovers to his detriment when he publicly humiliates his choice for vice presidential running mate and the former prot é g é turns against him in a spectacular way.
这种控制也有局限性，弗兰克曾公开羞辱他的副总统竞选伙伴，最终这位曾经的门徒以一种惊人的方式背叛了他，并给他造成了损失。 - 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。 - 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。 - Women will not vote for John McCain simply because he has a woman as a running mate.
女性们不会仅因为约翰-麦凯恩选择女性做竞选伙伴就为他投票。