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

• 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。
• 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。
• It also, however, has its limits, which Frank discovers to his detriment when he publicly humiliates his choice for vice presidential running mate and the former prot é g é turns against him in a spectacular way.
  这种控制也有局限性，弗兰克曾公开羞辱他的副总统竞选伙伴，最终这位曾经的门徒以一种惊人的方式背叛了他，并给他造成了损失。
• Wallace had asked him to be his running mate.
  华莱士已经请他当竞选伙伴。
• Children in the crowd carry signs and flags before US Republican presidential candidate John McCain introduced his vice presidential running mate.
  人群中，孩子们手持标语和旗帜等待共和党总统候选人麦凯恩介绍他的副总统竞选伙伴。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Obama's choice of Biden to be his running mate was announced early Saturday morning, in a text message to supporters.
  奥巴马在星期六早晨，以手机简讯的方式向支持者宣布，他选择了拜登作为竞选夥伴。
• And the maverick made a surprise choice of an unknown running mate that, in the final analysis, undercut his ability to tag Obama as inexperienced and called his judgment into question.
  这个特立独行的人令人惊讶地选择了一个名不见经传的竞选伙伴，导致在最后的分析中，他将奥巴马说成缺乏经验的力量严重削弱，而他的判断力则被质疑。