the front-runner in [something]
表示在某个竞争或比赛中领先。
She is the front-runner in the presidential race.
她在总统竞选中是领先者。
最有希望获胜者；领先者
被认为可能获胜的竞争者；(赛跑中)领先的人；竞争领先着
被认为可能获胜的竞争者
a competitor thought likely to win
She has emerged as the front-runner in the competition for the promotion.
她已经成为晋升竞争中的领先者。
用法提示：front-runner 作名词，表示竞争中的领先者。
The front-runner in the race stumbled but managed to regain the lead.
比赛中的领先者绊了一下，但设法重新领先。
用法提示：front-runner 作名词，表示赛跑中的领先者。
Despite being the front-runner, he remained humble and focused.
尽管是领先者，他仍然保持谦虚和专注。
用法提示：front-runner 作名词，表示竞争中的最有希望获胜者。
表示在某个竞争或比赛中领先。
She is the front-runner in the presidential race.
她在总统竞选中是领先者。
表示是某个奖项或职位的热门人选。
He is a front-runner for the Nobel Prize.
他是诺贝尔奖的有力竞争者。
被动结构，表示被普遍认为领先。
The team is considered a front-runner for the championship.
这支队伍被认为是冠军的有力争夺者。
强调在过程中变得领先。
After the debate, she emerged as the front-runner.
辩论后，她脱颖而出成为领先者。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is front-runner in the race.
正确表达He is a front-runner in the race.
中文学习者常因中文中无冠词而遗漏冠词‘a’或‘the’。‘front-runner’是可数名词单数，前面需要冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子She is the front runner in the competition.
正确表达She is the front-runner in the competition.
学习者常忽略连字符。标准拼写为‘front-runner’，带连字符，作为复合名词固定写法。
front-runner 指比赛中或竞争中领先的人，而 forerunner 指先驱或前身，即时间上先出现的人或物。
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