pacesetter /ˈpeɪsˌsɛtə/ (pacesetters)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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. 领跑员

  例：

  The two Americans are unlikely pacesetters.

  这两个美国人看来不像领跑员。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A pacesetter is a person or a company that is considered to be the leader in a particular field or activity. 先驱

  例：

  Mongolia seemed an unlikely candidate as the pacesetter for political change in Asia.

  蒙古看来不太会做亚洲政治变革的先驱。