front-runner status的意思|示意

The Republican governor of New Jersey had been pressed by party pooh-bahs over recent weeks to jump into the race, after a series of clangers by Rick Perry dented his front-runner status.

这位共和党籍新泽西州州长近几周来，在佩里否认自己是竞选中的领跑者这一身份，犯下这一系列难堪的错误之后，被共和党要人施压鼓动去参与大选。

For evidence of Sandra Bullock's front-runner status in the Best Actress race, look at how she pulled her movie, indistinguishable from a dozen other sports inspirationals, into the Best Picture race.

这部影片足以让桑德拉·布鲁克在本届奥斯卡最佳女主角的竞争中成为佼佼者，她帮助由她领衔的这部电影从一堆难以区分的体育励志片中脱颖而出，进入了最佳影片奖项的角逐。