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

• Rooney strikes fear into defenders across Europe as he continues to add fuel to his status as one of the game's deadliest front man.
  鲁尼让整个欧洲的后卫胆寒，他越发成为世界足坛最致命的杀手。
• He's a front man for the mafia.
  他是黑手党的负责人。
• One school sees him as the leading cheerleader for Toyota Motor ( TM), a laughing and smiling front man for a company that has been struggling more than usual the past few years.
  有些人将他视为丰田汽车（ToyotaMotor）的啦啦队长，在过去几年间负责代表这家深陷困境的企业抛头露面，对公众笑脸相迎。
• 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！
• The woman controlled my front way while the man controlled my side way of escaping from the shoe-site.
  当我在换鞋的时候，那女的控制了我前面的出路，男的控制了我侧面的出路。
• 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。
• Now he is in front of the young man.
  很快便超过了年轻人。
• After it becomes apparent to the front man that neither of the men behind him can answer the question, he realizes the middle man saw a black hat in front of him.
  轮到最前面的人了，他见他后面的两个人都没有猜到他们帽子的颜色，他就猜到了中间的人一定是看到了他戴的帽子颜色为黑色。
• 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。
• Wayne Rooney takes satisfaction in reported interest from the world's other top clubs that has come with his outstanding recent form, but the Reds front man has no intention of leaving United.
  鲁尼很高兴有报道说世界上其他豪门球队对他现在火热的状态感兴趣的报道，但曼联前锋没打算转会。