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
- McCain also praised his vice-presidential running mate, Alaska governor Sarah Palin, saying she has a clear record of reform.
麦凯恩还称赞了他的副总统竞选搭档、阿拉斯加州州长佩林，说她有成功的改革记录。 - 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。 - Wallace had asked him to be his running mate.
华莱士已经请他当竞选伙伴。 - 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。 - 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 makes the surprise choice of Sarah Palin, governor of Alaska, as a running mate.
约翰。麦凯恩做出了一个让人惊讶的选择&让阿拉斯加州州长莎拉。佩琳做自己的竞选伙伴。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。