running-mate

基本解释

Mr Obama has addressed some of his weaknesses by picking Joe Biden as his running-mate.
通过选择乔拜登作用竞选伙伴，奥巴马弥补了自己的一些弱点。
In the presidential election there was a kerfuffle over claims that the wife of Boediono, Mr Yudhoyono’s running-mate, was a Christian.
在总统大选时，一度有争论指责布迪约诺的妻子是基督教徒，布迪约诺是尤多约诺总统的竞选伙伴。
Mr McCain’s running-mate, Sarah Palin, is a Nixonian fantasy come true, perfectly designed to create a cycle of accusation and counteraccusation.
麦凯恩的竞选伙伴，萨拉•佩林，乃尼克松式幻想的实现，是制造一连串责难和反责难的绝佳人选。

She became well-known after Republican presidential candidate John McCain chose her as his vice presidential running mate.

Habibie, the current president, picked the head of the armed forces as his running-mate.
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His running-mate for vice-governor, Basuki Tjahja Purnama, known as Ahok, is an ethnic-Chinese Christian.
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John McCain's choice of Palin as his running-mate by a 54 to 37 percent majority.
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In an election campaign, a candidate's running mate is the person that they have chosen to help them in the election. If the candidate wins, the running mate will become the second most important person after the winner.