pacesetter

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A pacesetter is someone who is in the lead during part of a race or competition and therefore decides the speed or standard of the race or competition for that time. 領(lǐng)跑員
The two Americans are unlikely pacesetters. 這兩個(gè)美國(guó)人看來不像領(lǐng)跑員。
Hammond was the early pacesetter. 哈蒙德曾是初期領(lǐng)跑員。
2. N-COUNT A pacesetter is a person or a company that is considered to be the leader in a particular field or activity. 先驅(qū)
Mongolia seemed an unlikely candidate as the pacesetter for political change in Asia. 蒙古看來不太會(huì)做亞洲政治變革的先驅(qū)。