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

• 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。
• 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。
• But, since he doesn't answer, he must see a black hat on the front man.
  但既然他没有回答，那他一定是看到前面的人帽子是黑色的。
• 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。
• 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。
• I'm just the front man, you know.
  我只是挂名的负责人，你知道。
• 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！