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
  1. 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。

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.
  1. ...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

英英释义

noun

• a nominee for the lesser of two closely related political offices

双语例句

• 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。
• I think my running mate, I can certainly see this a Jay Chou
  我想我的我的搭档这次肯定能见到周杰伦了
• The last of the convention's four days will start this evening with Sarah Palin's name being put into nomination as McCain's vice-presidential running mate.
  大会的最后四天将在今晚开始，伴随而来的是萨拉帕林的名字将被列入麦凯恩的副总统竞选伙伴的提名名单中。
• A few days before Barack Obama was to announce his choice for Vice President, he was asked at a North Carolina town meeting what qualities he wanted in a running mate.
  几天前，奥巴马宣布了他对副总统的要求，在北卡罗莱纳州的城市会议上有人问他所希望的竞选搭档要具有哪些品质。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Senator John McCain seemed to suggest that aimed at a fund-raiser in New Mexico this week that his former rival would make a good running mate.
  约翰·麦凯恩议员在本周新墨西哥州的募捐活动上似乎已经表示，曾经是他的对手的Mitt会成为很好的竞选伙伴。
• First off, it incorporates the bad-ass Walter as his running mate, and secondly it brings in the quote that "This aggression will not stand".
  首先，它包含作为他的竞选搭档的坏驴沃尔特，其次它带来的报价是“不能忍受这种侵略”。
• 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。