front man

英 [frʌnt mæn]

美 [frʌnt mæn]

n.  (尤指名声不佳或不受欢迎的团体或组织的)代言人，头面人物，名誉代表

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指名声不佳或不受欢迎的团体或组织的)代言人，头面人物，名誉代表
  If you say that someone is afront manfor a group or organization, you mean that their role is to represent and give a good impression of it to the public, especially when it is not very respectable or popular.
  1. Tremaine is the company's front man in Washington.
     特里梅因是公司在华盛顿的名誉代表。

英英释义

noun

• a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
  Synonym:frontfigureheadnominal headstraw manstrawman

双语例句

• Now he is in front of the young man.
  很快便超过了年轻人。
• A woman must put on a good show in front of a man.
  女人在男人面前必须要好好表演。
• After it becomes apparent to the middle man that the back man can't figure out what he's wearing, he knows that there is at least one black hat worn by himself and the front man.
  中间那个人见最后那个人不能猜出自己帽子的颜色，就知道在自己和自己前面的人中至少有一个帽子的颜色是黑色的。
• The former adviser now serves as a front man for a large foundation.
  前顾问现在是一个大基金会的名誉负责人。
• They scramble up half-naked to open the door, fight with their trousers down for their turn at the pot, and don't scruple to strip themselves in front of a man, simply turning slightly away.
  她们会半裸体地起来开门，拎着裤子争夺马桶，将身体稍稍背转一下就公然在男人面前换衣服。
• There is a chair in front of the young man.
  在年轻人的前面有一把椅子。
• Wayne Rooney takes satisfaction in reported interest from the world's other top clubs that has come with his outstanding recent form, but the Reds front man has no intention of leaving United.
  鲁尼很高兴有报道说世界上其他豪门球队对他现在火热的状态感兴趣的报道，但曼联前锋没打算转会。
• He is the front man for a criminal gang.
  他为一个犯罪集团作掩护。
• They're using him for a front man, just for a while, then the Japanese will take over.
  他们利用他充门面，要不了多久，日本人准接过去。
• One school sees him as the leading cheerleader for Toyota Motor ( TM), a laughing and smiling front man for a company that has been struggling more than usual the past few years.
  有些人将他视为丰田汽车（ToyotaMotor）的啦啦队长，在过去几年间负责代表这家深陷困境的企业抛头露面，对公众笑脸相迎。