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

• 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。
• 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。
• The directors use the public relations manager as a front man to answer any questions from customers.
  董事们总是请公关经理来应付顾客们提出的问题。
• 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。
• He is the front man for a criminal gang.
  他为一个犯罪集团作掩护。
• The former adviser now serves as a front man for a large foundation.
  前顾问现在是一个大基金会的名誉负责人。
• After it becomes apparent to the middle man that the back man can't figure out what he's wearing, he knows that there is at least one black hat worn by himself and the front man.
  中间那个人见最后那个人不能猜出自己帽子的颜色，就知道在自己和自己前面的人中至少有一个帽子的颜色是黑色的。
• He's a front man for the mafia.
  他是黑手党的负责人。
• 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。