a person, an animal or an organization that seems most likely to win a race or competition (赛跑或竞赛中)最可能获胜者,领先者 He is one of the front runners in the presidential election. 他是总统选举的领先者之一。 Woods emerged last night as the early front runner to succeed Ellis as party leader. 伍兹昨晚脱颖而出,成为接替埃利斯成为党首的第一候选人。