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单词 front-running
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Definition of front-running in English:

front-running

adjective
  • 1Ahead in a race or other competition.

    在赛跑(或其他比赛)中领先的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The latest ugly campaign episode comes as new polls show the front-running parties becalmed in the eye of the hurricane-like rhetoric.
    • Two of the three front-running candidates are ex-cops.
    • If enemy missiles are ever intercepted and shot down over Canadian airspace, Canada will want to be involved - at least if front-running Liberal candidate Paul Martin becomes prime minister in 2004.
    • That mishap left him some 18 lengths or more adrift of the front-running leader Sweet Kiln but Walsh conjured a magnificent rally from Homer Wells and he was back in contention at the second-last.
    • When Dole dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, he joined the front-running campaign of Bush and soon became its press mouthpiece.
    • Running on strongly, the 12-1 chance had a length and a half to spare over front-running One Trick Pony, who held on to second by a short-head from Eskimo Nell.
    • Motivator jumped out and was always up with the pace behind the front-running Hattan.
    • Seabiscuit overtook a pack of horses and stretched out for front-running Aneroid.
    • Oaks third Shadow Dancing was third again this time, another length and a quarter back, with front-running Jalousie fourth.
    • The mob heat is off the competition as last year's front-running nominee The Sopranos was out of the running because new episodes didn't show during this year's eligibility period.
    • Which leaves poor old Coulthard with one option - to drive with mesmerising skill this season, forcing Dennis to retain him through sheer success, or convincing the sport's other front-running teams that he is worth employing.
    • Now, it's altogether possible that the front-running Dean will do just that.
    • The opening time will most likely coincide with the arrival of the front-running cyclists from the Sponsored Cycle Ride.
    • Hahn tried, but failed, to inflict serious damage on the front-running challenger.
    • The 5-1 second favourite came with a well-timed run under the trainer's son Michael inside the final furlong to win cosily from Selective, who ran on to grab second by a short head from the front-running Norton.
    • The pair surged past front-running Snow Dance in midstretch and battled to the wire with Affluent holding the advantage in a time of 1: 50.03 for the 1 1/8 miles on a turf course listed as good.
    • It escalated in the March 2002 race at Bristol, where Busch bumped front-running Spencer out of the way and went on to his first Winston Cup victory.
    • The pair took advantage of the stoppage to change onto wet tyres in their pit garage but the rest of the field made the change in their grid positions and the front-running pair were forced to restart from the pit lane.
    • In their apparent effort to tell us everything we could possibly want to know about the front-running Democratic presidential candidates, The New York Times and the Washington Post offer front-page stories Monday that go well beyond their positions on the issues or their standings in the polls.
    • Several of the front-running riders are soon to take - or have already taken - their first sleep break.
    1. 1.1 (of an athlete or horse) running best when in front of the field.
      (运动员、马)领先时发挥最好的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A front-running son of Saint Ballado, Flame Thrower fended off stretch challenges from Godolphin Racing's Street Cry in the Norfolk and Del Mar Futurity, winning those races by a neck and head, respectively.
      • ‘The long stretch can be pretty taxing on a front-running horse,’ winning jockey Robert Landry said.
      • When this filly first got in Paddy Gallagher's barn and I rode her down the hill at Santa Anita, she tried to run like a front-running sprinter.
      • The fast front-running filly from Yorkshire has galloped into the hearts of punters and racegoers like few Flat racehorses of the modern era, with the exception of the ill-fated Persian Punch, writes Tim Richards.
      • I think Santa Anita is going to favor a front-running horse, so that would work against us.
noun
mass noun
  • 1Stock Market
    The practice by market-makers of dealing on advance information provided by their brokers and investment analysts, before their clients have been given the information.

    〔股票〕抢先交易

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such dicey practices as insider trading and front-running have long been rampant in Moscow's bourses.
    • Mr Killian asked Mr Baker whether he was talking about front-running, which Mr Baker denied.
    • It is prone to collusion, manipulation and front-running.
    • Such front-running would boost the funds' costs by driving stock prices up or down before they could adjust their portfolios, the industry argued.
  • 2US The practice of giving one's support to a competitor because they are in front.

    〈美〉支持竞争领先者的做法

Definition of front-running in US English:

front-running

adjectiveˌfrəntˈrəniNG
  • 1Ahead in a race or other competition.

    在赛跑(或其他比赛)中领先的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The pair took advantage of the stoppage to change onto wet tyres in their pit garage but the rest of the field made the change in their grid positions and the front-running pair were forced to restart from the pit lane.
    • If enemy missiles are ever intercepted and shot down over Canadian airspace, Canada will want to be involved - at least if front-running Liberal candidate Paul Martin becomes prime minister in 2004.
    • The opening time will most likely coincide with the arrival of the front-running cyclists from the Sponsored Cycle Ride.
    • Seabiscuit overtook a pack of horses and stretched out for front-running Aneroid.
    • Motivator jumped out and was always up with the pace behind the front-running Hattan.
    • The latest ugly campaign episode comes as new polls show the front-running parties becalmed in the eye of the hurricane-like rhetoric.
    • Several of the front-running riders are soon to take - or have already taken - their first sleep break.
    • Two of the three front-running candidates are ex-cops.
    • Now, it's altogether possible that the front-running Dean will do just that.
    • In their apparent effort to tell us everything we could possibly want to know about the front-running Democratic presidential candidates, The New York Times and the Washington Post offer front-page stories Monday that go well beyond their positions on the issues or their standings in the polls.
    • It escalated in the March 2002 race at Bristol, where Busch bumped front-running Spencer out of the way and went on to his first Winston Cup victory.
    • Which leaves poor old Coulthard with one option - to drive with mesmerising skill this season, forcing Dennis to retain him through sheer success, or convincing the sport's other front-running teams that he is worth employing.
    • Running on strongly, the 12-1 chance had a length and a half to spare over front-running One Trick Pony, who held on to second by a short-head from Eskimo Nell.
    • The pair surged past front-running Snow Dance in midstretch and battled to the wire with Affluent holding the advantage in a time of 1: 50.03 for the 1 1/8 miles on a turf course listed as good.
    • The mob heat is off the competition as last year's front-running nominee The Sopranos was out of the running because new episodes didn't show during this year's eligibility period.
    • The 5-1 second favourite came with a well-timed run under the trainer's son Michael inside the final furlong to win cosily from Selective, who ran on to grab second by a short head from the front-running Norton.
    • Hahn tried, but failed, to inflict serious damage on the front-running challenger.
    • That mishap left him some 18 lengths or more adrift of the front-running leader Sweet Kiln but Walsh conjured a magnificent rally from Homer Wells and he was back in contention at the second-last.
    • Oaks third Shadow Dancing was third again this time, another length and a quarter back, with front-running Jalousie fourth.
    • When Dole dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination, he joined the front-running campaign of Bush and soon became its press mouthpiece.
    1. 1.1 (of an athlete or horse) running best when in front of the field.
      (运动员、马)领先时发挥最好的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The fast front-running filly from Yorkshire has galloped into the hearts of punters and racegoers like few Flat racehorses of the modern era, with the exception of the ill-fated Persian Punch, writes Tim Richards.
      • ‘The long stretch can be pretty taxing on a front-running horse,’ winning jockey Robert Landry said.
      • When this filly first got in Paddy Gallagher's barn and I rode her down the hill at Santa Anita, she tried to run like a front-running sprinter.
      • I think Santa Anita is going to favor a front-running horse, so that would work against us.
      • A front-running son of Saint Ballado, Flame Thrower fended off stretch challenges from Godolphin Racing's Street Cry in the Norfolk and Del Mar Futurity, winning those races by a neck and head, respectively.
nounˌfrəntˈrəniNG
  • 1Stock Market
    The practice by market makers of dealing on advance information provided by their brokers and investment analysts, before their clients have been given the information.

    〔股票〕抢先交易

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Such front-running would boost the funds' costs by driving stock prices up or down before they could adjust their portfolios, the industry argued.
    • It is prone to collusion, manipulation and front-running.
    • Such dicey practices as insider trading and front-running have long been rampant in Moscow's bourses.
    • Mr Killian asked Mr Baker whether he was talking about front-running, which Mr Baker denied.
  • 2US The practice of giving one's support to a competitor because they are in front.

    〈美〉支持竞争领先者的做法

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