front man

英 [frʌnt mæn]

美 [frʌnt mæn]

n.  (尤指名声不佳或不受欢迎的团体或组织的)代言人，头面人物，名誉代表

法律

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (尤指名声不佳或不受欢迎的团体或组织的)代言人，头面人物，名誉代表
  If you say that someone is afront manfor a group or organization, you mean that their role is to represent and give a good impression of it to the public, especially when it is not very respectable or popular.
  1. Tremaine is the company's front man in Washington.
     特里梅因是公司在华盛顿的名誉代表。

英英释义

noun

• a person used as a cover for some questionable activity
  Synonym:frontfigureheadnominal headstraw manstrawman

双语例句

• He has been an early exponent of other imported ideas: last year he was the front man for the Russian version of the reality television show, "the apprentice".
  他是其他舶来品的早期拥护者：去年他就是俄罗斯版电视真人秀《学徒》的负责人。
• He stumbled over and set a glass down in front of the man.
  他跌跌撞撞地走到那个人面前，递给他一个杯子。
• A woman must put on a good show in front of a man.
  女人在男人面前必须要好好表演。
• Oh, it was such an exquisite and lucky moment in my life to be sitting right in front of this man.
  喔，能坐在这个男人的正前方，真是我这辈子的幸运时刻。
• But can we speak so bluntly in front of the poor man!
  但我们似乎不要在他面前说实话！
• Tremaine is the company's front man in Washington.
  特里梅因是公司在华盛顿的名誉代表。
• At Barnsley, Anderson told me to get in front of my man at the near post for a corner, and I managed to head it in.
  在巴恩斯利，安德森跟我说球会发到近角，让我甩掉后卫。
• He's a front man for the mafia.
  他是黑手党的负责人。
• But, since he doesn't answer, he must see a black hat on the front man.
  但既然他没有回答，那他一定是看到前面的人帽子是黑色的。
• There is a chair in front of the young man.
  在年轻人的前面有一把椅子。