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
- 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。 - And the maverick made a surprise choice of an unknown running mate that, in the final analysis, undercut his ability to tag Obama as inexperienced and called his judgment into question.
这个特立独行的人令人惊讶地选择了一个名不见经传的竞选伙伴，导致在最后的分析中，他将奥巴马说成缺乏经验的力量严重削弱，而他的判断力则被质疑。 - 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。 - Meanwhile, McCain's vice presidential running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, campaigned in Colorado and said she and McCain would fight to keep taxes low as the best way to grow the economy.
与此同时，麦凯恩的副总统竞选搭档、阿拉斯加州长佩林在科罗拉多竞选时表示，她和麦凯恩都会努力保持低税率，因为这是推动经济增长的最好方式。 - Obama's running mate, Senator Joe Biden, campaigned in a different part of Pennsylvania Friday.
奥巴马的竞选搭档拜登参议员星期五在宾夕法尼亚州另外一个地方竞选。 - 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。 - 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。 - All online, a party platform will be drafted, and the field of candidates will be narrowed down to six. Each of those six will choose a running mate& from a different party.
一切都是通过网络进行的：网上起草政党纲领，将候选人的范围压缩在六个以内，然后六个候选人各自挑选一个来自不同政党的人作为竞选伙伴。 - Palin said her running mate was referring to a strong American workforce.
佩林则表示，她的竞选搭档指的是美国的劳工队伍是强壮的。 - 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。