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。
• Although they had a string of drummers, the drummer that stayed with the band longest was Dave Grohl, now the front man of another super rock band, the Foo Fighters.
  他们曾频频更换鼓手，其中与乐队共事最久的鼓手是戴夫·格罗尔，他现在在另一支超级摇滚乐队&喷火战机乐队担任主唱。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。