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 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。
• 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。
• Many people stopped in front of the old man and looked at the twenty-five tin soldiers.
  很多人在老先生的面前停下来，观赏这廿五个锡制的士兵。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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！
• You are the God in front of the first man and the queen ahead of the second.
  你在第一个人面前，是神。
• 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。
• 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。