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
- Powell also said he was voting for Obama because of Senator McCain's decision to tap Governor Palin as his running mate.
鲍威尔还说，他支持奥巴马，是因为麦凯恩参议员决定选择佩林州长作竞选夥伴。 - Women will not vote for John McCain simply because he has a woman as a running mate.
女性们不会仅因为约翰-麦凯恩选择女性做竞选伙伴就为他投票。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - He chose a non-controversial, experienced Senator as his running mate who complemented his lack of foreign policy skills.
他选择了一个无争议的，富有经验的参议员作为他的竞选伙伴，作为他缺乏外交手段的补充。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。