anchorman
anchorman — 名詞
- anchormansingular
- anchormenplural
1. a man whose job is to read the news on television or radio and to introduce repo
主播
電視或電台新聞播報員
a man whose job is to read the news on television or radio and to introduce reports by other journalists
The anchorman calmly announced the election results as they came in.
主播冷靜地播報了陸續傳來的選舉結果。
Viewers sent letters to the anchorman praising his fair coverage of the local elections.
觀眾寫信給主播，讚揚他對地方選舉的公正報導。
sent letters to the anchorman — audience feedback
After twenty years as the evening news anchorman, Kenji signed off for the last time.
當了二十年的晚間新聞主播後，Kenji 最後一次向觀眾道別。
- newscaster
more general term common in US English; can refer to any person who reads the news on air, not just the main presenter
- newsreader
British English term; focuses on reading the news rather than coordinating the whole programme
- broadcaster
wider sense; describes anyone who presents radio or television programmes of any kind
2. the male athlete who runs or swims the final leg of a relay race for their team
最後一棒
接力賽中跑最後一棒的男選手
the male athlete who runs or swims the final leg of a relay race for their team
The relay team handed the baton to their anchorman with a slim lead.
接力隊以些微領先將接力棒交給了最後一棒。
hand the baton to the anchorman
As the team's anchorman, he swam the last fifty metres and touched the wall first.
作為隊上的最後一棒，他游完最後五十公尺率先觸壁。
touch the wall — swimming term for finishing a race
The coach chose the fastest runner as the anchorman for the four-hundred-metre relay.
教練選了最快的跑者擔任四百公尺接力的最後一棒。
用法筆記
In modern sports writing, 'anchor' is increasingly used as a gender-neutral alternative to 'anchorman'.