frontrunner(名词):领先者;最有希望获胜的人/事物,常用于选举、比赛、竞标等语境。(也可引申为某领域的“领跑者”。)
/ˈfrʌntrʌnər/
The frontrunner won the race by two seconds.
领先者以两秒优势赢得了比赛。
Although she started quietly, she soon became the frontrunner in the leadership contest due to strong debate performances.
虽然她起初并不显眼,但由于辩论表现强势,她很快成为党魁选举中最有希望获胜的人。
由 front(前面)+ runner(跑者)构成,字面意思是“跑在最前面的人”。先用于赛跑等竞技场景,后来广泛引申到政治选举、商业竞争等,指“当前领先、最被看好的人或方案”。