| 词汇 | lead |
| 释义 | lead verb uk /liːd/ us /liːd/past tense and past participleleduk /led/ us /led/ leadverb (CONTROL)B2[ I or T ] to control a group of people, a country, or a situation: 领导，带领，率领 I think we've chosen the right person to lead the expedition.我认为我们已经找到了带领这支探险队的合适人选。 I've asked Gemma to lead the discussion.我已请杰玛组织大家讨论。 Who will be leading the inquiry into the accident?谁来领导事故的调查工作？ There was nobody strong enough to lead an effective countervailing force against the dictator.没有人有实力领导一支能够有力对抗独裁者的武装力量。 Men have always played an active part in leading worship while women have been confined to more passive roles. Gandhi and Martin Luther King both led campaigns of civil disobedience to try to persuade the authorities to change their policies.甘地和马丁‧路德‧金都领导过非暴力抵抗运动，试图说服当局改变政策。 The opposition leader led a very forceful attack on the government in parliament this morning.反对党领袖今天上午在议会对政府发起了强有力的抨击。 The deputy state fire marshal led the arson investigation.州消防局副局长负责这起纵火案的调查。 Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle paternalistically peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary slow tame what someone says, goesidiom wrangle wrangler leadverb (BE WINNING)B2[ I or T ] (especially in sports or other competitions) to be in front, to be first, or to be winning: （尤指在比赛中）领先，位居前列 lead byAfter 30 minutes the challengers were leading by two goals.30分钟过后挑战者已经领先两分。 With two laps to go Ngomo led by less than two seconds.还剩下两圈时恩科莫领先不到两秒钟。 The Lions are leading the Hawks 28–9.猛狮队以28：9领先老鹰队。 The poll shows that the government is leading by the narrowest of margins.民意调查显示，政府以极其微弱的优势领先。 At half-time, United were leading with two goals by Black. She's been leading throughout the race, but it now looks as if she's tiring.她在整个赛跑中一路领先，但现在看上去似乎累了。 The Sonics led by only 2 points at half time. The champion was leading by two sets to one when rain stopped play. Winning, losing & scoring in sport aet against the run of playidiom all out blinder blow someone away box score conversion counterattack crash dead heat hammering offence offensively outpoint outrun point-scoring points deduction scoreless tank winner leadverb (INFLUENCE)C2[ T ] to cause someone to do something, especially something bad: 引诱，诱导 [ + to infinitive ]The brochure led me to believe that the price included home delivery.这本小册子诱使我相信价格中包含送货费。 be easily ledIt's worrying that such a prominent politician is so easily led.如此显要的政治家竟然这样容易被人误导实在令人担忧。 lead someone astrayHe was a weak man, led astray by ambition.他是个意志薄弱的人，野心让他迷失了方向。 The success of the product led many firms to try to copy them. The seductions of life in a warm climate have led many Britons to live abroad, especially in Spain.很多英国人抵挡不住温暖气候的诱惑，移居海外，尤其是到西班牙。 It was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers.正是他自保的本能驱使他抛弃了以前的朋友，转而效忠于新的统治者。 He's at that impressionable age when he's very easily led by other children.他正处于那种易受影响的年龄，行为非常容易受其他孩子左右。 What led you to make such a drastic decision? Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through coerce coercion dragoon someone into something drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage push (someone) toward(s) something push something through put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom rallying cry ransom slap wring You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Affecting and influencing leadverb (SHOW WAY)B1[ I ] to show the way to a group of people, animals, vehicles, etc. by going in front of them: 带路，领路，引路 I don't know the way, so you'd better lead.我不认识路，你最好在前面带路。 If you lead in the jeep, we'll follow behind on the horses.如果你开吉普车带路，我们就骑马跟在后面。 [ T ] To lead a group of moving people or vehicles is to walk or drive in front of them: 引导，引领，给…当先导 The local youth band will lead the parade this weekend.在周末的游行中当地的青年乐队将走在最前面。 A large black hearse led the funeral procession.一辆大型黑色灵车引领着整个送葬队伍。 B1[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] to take someone somewhere, by going with them: 带，领 She led them down the hall.她带着他们走过大厅。 lead someone to somethingThe waiter led us to our table.侍者把我们领到桌边。 Our guide led us through the mountains.向导领我们穿过了山区。 to take someone somewhere takeI have to take my mother to the doctor today. go withI offered to go with him to the police station. come withCan you come to the hospital with me? accompanyChildren under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. driveMy husband usually drives the kids to school. give someone a liftCan you give me a lift into town? B1[ Tusually+ adv/prep ] to take hold of a person or animal and take him, her, or it somewhere: 领，牵 She took the child by the hand and led him upstairs to bed.她拉着孩子的手领他上楼睡觉。 He led the horse out of the stable.他把马从马厩里牵了出来。 lead the way to show the way by going in front: 带路，领路，引路 You've been there before - why don't you lead the way?你以前去过那里——为什么不给我们带路？ to make more progress than other people in the development of something: 领先 lead the way inThe company has been leading the way in network applications for several years.几年来该公司在网络应用方面一直处于领先地位。 They led us into the forest. A group of firefighters led the march. We asked Ralph to lead us through the rough terrain. They led in the car and we followed on bikes. They led us into a small room. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way accompanied by someone/something accompany accompany someone to something bring bring someone/something along conduct direct drop manhandle refer ride see someone off self-guided shepherd stick taken under escort usher usherette walk You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Ahead, in front and beyond leadverb (DIRECTION)B2[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ] (especially of roads, paths, doors, signs, information, etc.) to go in a particular direction or have a particular result, or to allow or cause this: 伸向，通向，通往 lead toThere's a track that leads directly to the reservoir.有一条小道直接通向水库。 lead out ontoThe door leads out onto a wide, shady terrace.大门通向宽大阴凉的露台。 lead intoA narrow trail of blood led directly into the cave.一条细细的血迹一直通到山洞里。 lead someone to somethingThis information led the police to a house near the harbour.警察根据这个情报来到了港湾附近的一座房子。 This door leads to the garden. A narrow path led to their cottage. Muddy footprints led to the door. Where does this road lead? The stepping stones lead across the marsh. Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way accompanied by someone/something accompany accompany someone to something bring bring someone/something along conduct direct drop manhandle refer ride see someone off self-guided shepherd stick taken under escort usher usherette walk leadverb (LIVE)lead a busy, normal, quiet, etc. life B2 to live a particular type of life: 过着忙碌／正常／宁静等的生活 He was able to lead a normal life, despite the illness.尽管有病但他还可以过正常的生活。 leadverb (MOVEMENT IN SPORT)[ I ] in sports and activities, to move forward first with a particular part of your body, especially as a habit: lead withYou can lead with your left or right leg, depending on which feels more comfortable. He was booked for leading with his elbow (= running into an opposing football player and hitting them with an elbow). [ I ] in boxing, to make a first attacking punch(= hit), especially with a particular hand: lead withThey're used to fighting against boxers who lead with their right. Some surfers led with their right foot into the cresting waves. It feels more comfortable if you lead with your dominant foot and stay centred over your feet as you slide. Advancing and moving forward ballistically beeline bull come come over come up cruise forward gain gain on someone/something ghost head make towards something/someone proceed progress pull push run skiddy slide You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fighting sports Idiomslead someone a (merry) dance lead someone by the nose lead someone up the garden path lead the field/pack/world Phrasal verbslead off lead someone on lead to something lead up to something lead with something lead noun uk /liːd/ us /liːd/ leadnoun (WINNING POSITION)B2[ S ]uk /liːd/ us /liːd/ a winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing: 领先，占优 in the leadFor the first time in the race, Harrison is in the lead.在此次比赛中哈里森第一次领先。 move into the leadWith a final burst of speed she moved into the lead. go into the leadUnited almost went into the lead in the first five minutes. take the leadAfter last night's win, Johnson has taken the lead in the championship table. lead ofBy the end of the day's play Davies had a lead of three points.经过一天的比赛戴维斯领先3分。 The latest opinion poll puts the Democrats in the lead.最新的一项民意调查表明民主党领先。 The French driver has taken the lead in the Paris-Dakar rally.在巴黎─达喀尔汽车拉力赛中，法国车手一路领先。 She succeeded in retaining her lead in the second half of the race.在比赛的后半程中，她成功地保住了领先地位。 Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by half-time.中场休息时意大利队轻松地以3球领先法国队。 Lewis held onto the lead until the final lap.直到最后一圈刘易斯还保持领先。 Winning, losing & scoring in sport aet against the run of playidiom all out blinder blow someone away box score conversion counterattack crash dead heat hammering offence offensively outpoint outrun point-scoring points deduction scoreless tank winner leadnoun (SHOWING WAY)C2[ Cusually singular ] the act of showing a person or group of people what to do: 示范，榜样 follow someone’s leadWe'll go through the dance routine again - follow my lead (= do what I do).我们再走一遍基本舞步——照我的样子做。 Controlling and being in charge aggrandize assert your authority assume assumption authoritative get the better of someoneidiom get your hooks into someone/somethingidiom get/fall into the wrong handsidiom govern guiding principle paternalistically peremptorily peremptory play Godidiom plenipotentiary slow tame what someone says, goesidiom wrangle wrangler leadnoun (INFORMATION)[ C ] a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a solution to be found: 线索，提示 A lead from an informer enabled the police to make several arrests.根据告密者提供的线索，警察逮捕了几个人。 Information and messages advance notice advance warning advertisement aide-mémoire ammunition credential flier gory guideline handout info PSA push notification radiogram readout sidelight subtlety telemetry the gory detailsidiom the real deal leadnoun (ACTOR)the leadC2[ C ] the main part or actor in a film or play: 主角，主演 Who's been cast as the lead? Meryl Streep was the lead in that year's Oscar-winning film. Cinema & theatre: actors & performers actor actress all-star alum belly dancer chorus headline headliner improviser juvenile lead leading lady performer scream queen spear carrier stage name starlet stooge superstar thespian troupe leadnoun (ELECTRICAL)[ C ](alsowire); (UK alsoflex); (US alsocord) a wire covered in plastic and used to connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply引线，导线 aydinmutlu/E+/GettyImages Cords, ropes, cables & string bell pull bowline bungee cable catgut fibre flex halter halyard harness landline lanyard lariat lashing rein rope shackles shock cord stringed stringy leadnoun (FOR ANIMAL)[ C ]mainly UK(US usuallyleash) a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk: （拴狗等动物用的）绳索，链子 on a leadPlease keep your dog on a lead when on the beach.在海滩上请牵住你的狗。 andrewburgess/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Cords, ropes, cables & string bell pull bowline bungee cable catgut fibre flex halter halyard harness landline lanyard lariat lashing rein rope shackles shock cord stringed stringy leadnoun (BOXING)[ Cusually singular ] in boxing, a first attacking punch(= hit) by a fighter : A right-hand lead by Haye caught Ruiz on the chin. He was able to pick him off with right hooks around his left lead. Froch put him down again with a right-hand lead in the fifth. He came out aggressively, using his southpaw lead to good effect. Fighting sports aikido all-in wrestling arm-wrestling armlock bantamweight gumshield half nelson hammerlock hapkido haymaker outfight puncher punching bag rabbit punch rope rounder southpaw wrist wrestling wristlock wushu lead adjective[ before noun ] uk /liːd/ us /liːd/ B1 used to describe the main performer or part in a performance: 演主要角色的 lead roleWho played the lead role in the film? The lead guitarist was good.首席吉他手很好。 Important people and describing important people actor August augustly baron be the cat's whiskersidiom doyen doyenne first among equalsidiom FLOTUS get over something/someone get over yourself!idiom guest of honour mogul moment movers and shakers MVP nibs notable superiority the grand old man of somethingidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cinema & theatre: actors & performers lead noun[ U ] uk /led/ us /led/ leadnoun[U] (SUBSTANCE)[ U ](symbolPb) a chemical element that is a very heavy, soft, dark grey, poisonous metal, used especially in the past on roofs and for pipes and also for protection against radiation: 铅 lead pipes铅管 Tomekbudujedomek/Moment/GettyImages [ C or U ] (the narrow strip of) coloured material, usually black and made of graphite, in the centre of a pencil铅笔芯 Livio Maynard/EyeEm/GettyImages The pipes were made of lead. They stole lead from the roofs. She was suffering from lead poisoning. The window frames were made of lead. Pencils do not contain real lead nowadays. Chemical elements actinium alkali metal americium astatine berkelium brimstone bromine calcium fluorine germanium iodine lithium manganese nickel plutonium quicksilver selenium sodium transition metal zinc You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Publishing: paper & stationery Painting & drawing materials Idiomgo down like a lead balloon lead | American Dictionarylead verb us/lid/past tense and past participleledus/led/ leadverb (CONTROL)[ T ] to manage or control a group of people; to be the person who makes decisions that other people choose to follow or obey: Her sister is leading an effort to change this law. I’ve asked George to lead the discussion. leadverb (SHOW WAY)[ I/T ] to show the way to someone or something, esp. by going first: [ T ]She led the children along the path out of the forest. [ T ]That research group leads the way in the development of new software. [ T ]Just follow the signs and they will lead you to the exit. [ I/T ] If something such as a road or sign leads somewhere, it goes toward something else or shows you how to get to a particular place: [ I ]A flight of narrow stairs leads to the kitchen. leadverb (CAUSE)[ I/T ] to prepare the way for something to happen; cause: [ I ]Ten years of scientific research led to the development of the new drug. [ T ]Discussions with lawyers led him to believe that the company would not sue him. leadverb (BE FIRST)[ I/T ] (esp. in sports or other competitions) to be in front, be first, or be winning: [ I/T ]With only three minutes to go in the football game, New Orleans led (Dallas), 24 to 21. leadverb (LIVE)[ T ] to live a particular type of life: She retired to Florida and still leads a busy life. Idiomslead the way lead the way (somewhere) Phrasal verbslead off (something) lead up to something lead with something lead noun us/lid/ leadnoun (ANIMAL)[ C ] a leash leadnoun (BE FIRST)[ U ] A lead is also the amount or distance by which someone is in front: After five games, she was still ahead by a point in the chess tournament, but her lead was shrinking. leadnoun (SHOW WAY)[ C ] a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a solution to be found: The lead the detectives were following led to several arrests. lead noun[ U ] us/led/ leadnoun[U] (METAL)a dense, soft, dark gray metal, used esp. in combination with other metals and in batteries (= devices that produce electricity): Lead pipes in many older houses have been replaced by copper ones. fig. The day after running a marathon, my legs felt like lead (= heavy and tired). leadnoun[U] (PENCIL)the black writing material made of graphite, used esp. in the center of a pencil lead | Business Englishlead verb uk /liːd/ us /liːd/leduk /led/ us /led/ [ T ] to be in charge of a group of people, an organization, or a situation: They led a management buy-out of the business, raising €10m in capital. She has been promoted to lead a team that focuses on product development. He leads the company's worldwide marketing and sales division. [ I or T ] to be in front, be first, or be winning in a particular situation or area of business: German, Swiss, and Scandinavian banks lead the internet-based financial services market in Europe. [ T ] to happen before something else happens: The company has improved operating performance, led by cost reduction efforts and productivity gains. to influence someone to do something: lead sb/sth to do sthSharply lower profit has led the company to begin an aggressive cost-cutting plan. lead from the front to be actively involved in what you are encouraging others to do: The chairman needs to lead from the front and try to resolve the conflicts. lead the field/pack/world to be better or more successful than other people or things: For ISAs, building societies again led the pack, with 16 of the 20 top-paying providers. lead the way to make more progress than other people in the development of something: lead the way in/on sthThe nation's largest state has led the way in higher education and energy conservation. Experts said women tend to lead the way on issues related to health. Phrasal verbslead to sth lead up to sth lead noun uk /liːd/ us /liːd/ [ S ] a winning position in a situation in which people are competing: give sb/sth a leadThe brand will give the company a commanding lead in the important new sector. have/increase/maintain a lead (over sb/sth)The group's market share rose to 42.9%, increasing its lead over their arch-rival, which has 37.6%. Goldman maintained its lead as top manager of negotiated sales. [ C,usually singular ] an action or example that shows a person or group what to do: Most competitors will in any case be only too happy to follow the company's lead in raising prices. take a lead from sb/sthWe could take a lead from Finland, where a government programme has dramatically raised the intake of fruit and vegetables. take a lead on sthThe supermarket group took a lead on GM food labelling. [ C ] MARKETING a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made, customers to be found, or a solution to be found: Our business meeting gave me lots of good leads. lead adjective[ before noun ] uk /liːd/us most important among a group of people, products, etc.: a lead company/productThe company's lead product for lung and certain blood cancers is in Phase II trials in humans. The lead negotiator for the teachers' union said he wasn't surprised by the vote. play a lead role in sthThey have played a lead role in the fast and furious growth of e-commerce. Examples of leadlead Either way, spiral stairs lead to a common landing, called the parlour in plans. The size of the drop leading a plume is roughly proportional to the initial thickness of the layer. It was this early experience as a rice breeder which also led to an interest in seed dormancy. I shall start with the historiographical reason that, indirectly, also leads us to consider the more philosophical reason. Improved understanding of the hormonal causes and consequences of symptom fluctuation may lead to improved pharmacological and psychological treatments. On not being led up the garden path : the use of context by the psychological parser. The second part returns to the idea that an excess of privatisation has led to a 'tragedy of the anti-commons'. Thus, changes in known lexical representations may lead to changes in homonym learning but not novel word learning. This would lead to the formation of rich representations including not only our body and the world, but the interaction between them. All of these characteristics lead to constant renewal as forms are continually replaced with newly coined expressions that can effectively intensify existing expressions. Facts that have such consequences are, so to speak, ' embedded ' in the world's past, as part of the causal processes leading up to the present. Indeed, patients were often reluctant to be prescribed a detoxification drug which had not led to them successfully achieving abstinence in the past. In other words, backward-reconstruct paths of zeros that lead to the output of the computation. On the outskirts of the bazaar, livestock dealers lead their swarming herds along narrow village paths lined by millet-stalk fences. This former self, we learn, stood before two paths, one leading to a hill, the other to a meadow. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Collocations withleadleadThese are words often used in combination with lead. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. female lead Haco, who assumed the conventionally 'disempowering' image of female lead-vocalist in an otherwise disproportionately male group of musicians, was in fact the key composer and a technically trained engineer. lead actress The drama troupe soon faces trouble without a lead actress. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. lead alloy Casting or cutting and machining lead to the treatment to proceed while customised lead alloy shields are being prepared. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with lead |
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