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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In choosing the homespun Sarah Palin as his running mate, Mr McCain emphasised Mr Obama's distance from country-and-western America.
  通过选择朴素的莎拉•佩林（SarahPalin）作为竞选伙伴，麦凯恩强调了奥巴马与美国乡村和西部的疏远。
• He won the Republican presidential nomination, with running mate Bob Dole, for the1976 election, but lost the presidency to Jimmy Carter.
  1976年总统大选时，他与竞选伙伴、副总统鲍勃·多勒作为共和党候选人参选，但最后不敌对手吉米·卡特。