front-runners
front-runners — 名詞
1. the people, teams, or organizations that are currently in the strongest position
領先者
競爭中最有希望獲勝的人或團隊
the people, teams, or organizations that are currently in the strongest position to win a competition, election, or contest
Two weeks before the election, the three front-runners held a televised debate on tax policy.
選舉前兩週，三位領先者參加了一場關於稅務政策的電視辯論。
election context with front-runners as subject
Lakshmi and Felix became clear front-runners after winning their first three tournament matches.
Lakshmi 和 Felix 在錦標賽中連贏前三場後，成為明顯的領先者。
collocation: clear front-runners
Several electric vehicle startups are now front-runners in the race for affordable long-range cars.
幾家電動車新創公司是目前打造平價長程汽車競賽中的領先者。
pattern: front-runners in [field]
Critics named those two films the front-runners for Best Picture at this year's film awards.
影評人將那兩部電影列為今年電影獎最佳影片的領先者。
collocation: front-runners for [prize]
The front-runners for the research grant will present proposals to the funding committee next week.
研究補助金的幾位領先者將於下週向資金委員會提出計畫。
- clear front-runners
- early front-runners
- main front-runners
- emerge as front-runners
- favorites
more about public expectation than actual lead; common in sports betting contexts
- leading candidates
more formal and specific to elections or job searches
- contenders
suggests a realistic chance of winning, but not necessarily the leading position
- underdogs
those expected to lose despite possibly being strong competitors
文法句型
the front-runners for [prize/position]
front-runners in [competition/field]
clear/early/main front-runners
用法筆記
Frequently used in news reporting about elections, sports, and business competitions. The singular 'front-runner' is also used but is less common.
同根字
- front-runner名詞B2