词汇 | lead |
释义 | lead verb uk/liːd/ us/liːd/ led uk/led/ us/led/ (CONTROL) B2 [ I or T ]领导,带领,率领 to control a group of people, a country, or a situation 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?
(BE WINNING) B2 [ I or T ](尤指在比赛中)领先,位居前列 (especially in sports or other competitions) to be in front, to be first, or to be winning After 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。
(INFLUENCE) C2 [ T ]引诱,诱导 to cause someone to do something, especially something bad [ + 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。 It'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。 He 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。
(SHOW WAY) B1 [ I ]带路,领路,引路 to show the way to a group of people, animals, vehicles, etc. by going in front of them 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 ]引导,引领,给…当先导 To lead a group of moving people or vehicles is to walk or drive in front of them. 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 [ T usually + adv/prep ]带,领 to take someone somewhere, by going with them She led them down the hall. 她带着他们走过大厅。 The 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。 B1 [ T usually + adv/prep ]领,牵 to take hold of a person or animal and take him, her, or it somewhere 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 带路,领路,引路 to show the way by going in front 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? She led the way into the shady courtyard. He led the way upstairs into a large attic room. Soon Damian was leading the way into the grand dining room. We walked to the village church, Alice leading the way. 领先 to make more progress than other people in the development of something The 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。 She led the way to a bold new future for women pop stars. California is bidding to lead the way in this groundbreaking medical work. We knew that India was leading the way in tiger conservation. Our country leads the way in both space research and subatomic physics.
(DIRECTION) B2 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ]伸向,通向,通往 (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 There's a track that leads directly to the reservoir. 有一条小道直接通向水库。 The door leads out onto a wide, shady terrace. 大门通向宽大阴凉的露台。 A narrow trail of blood led directly into the cave. 一条细细的血迹一直通到山洞里。 This 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。
(LIVE) lead a busy, normal, quiet, etc. lifeB2 过着忙碌/正常/宁静等的生活 to live a particular type of life 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。 We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either. 我们的生活当然并不奢华,但也算不上贫困。 Despite her wealth, she led a simple life. The book has important lessons about leading a successful life. All that time, he was leading a double life, working secretly for the government. Idioms lead someone a (merry) danceidiom informal 给(某人)造成很大麻烦 to cause someone a lot of trouble, especially by getting them to do a lot of things that are not necessary lead someone by the noseidiom informal 牵着(某人)的鼻子走,完全控制(某人) to control someone and make them do exactly what you want lead someone up the garden pathidiom informal 欺骗,蒙骗(某人) to deceive someone It seems as if we've been led up the garden path about the position of our hotel - it's miles from the beach! 我们在酒店的方位上似乎上当了——这里离海滩有好几英里呢! lead the field/pack/worldidiom 在该领域/群体中/世界上领先 to be better than all other people or things Their scientists lead the world in nutrition research. 他们的科学家在营养研究方面居世界前列。 Phrasal verbs lead off (通常指)第一个发言 to begin to speak, usually as the first person to speak I want to lead off by thanking everyone for coming. 我想首先发言感谢每一个到来的人。 lead someone on 误导(某人);蒙骗(某人) to persuade someone to believe something that is untrue All that time she'd been leading him on (= pretending she liked him), but she was only interested in his money. 那时她一直都在假装喜欢他,但她只对他的钱感兴趣。 lead to somethingB2 导致,引起 If an action or event leads to something, it causes that thing to happen or exist. Reducing speed limits should lead to fewer deaths on the roads. 降低限速可以减少交通死亡人数。 lead up to somethingC2 为…作铺垫;是…的先导 If a period of time or series of events leads up to an event or activity, it happens until that event or activity begins. The pilot had no recollection of the events leading up to the crash. 飞行员想不起飞机坠毁前发生了什么。 缓慢过渡,慢慢引导 to prepare to talk about something by gradually mentioning the subject you want to talk about He started telling me about a wonderful new restaurant he'd been to and I wondered what he was leading up to. 他开始跟我讲他去过的一家很棒的新餐馆,而我则在想他到底想要说什么。 lead with something 把(某条新闻)放在(新闻报道或报纸的)最显要位置 to put a particular story first or in the most important position in a news report or newspaper The Times leads with the coming mayoral elections. 《泰晤士报》以即将开始的市长选举作为头条新闻。 lead noun uk/liːd/ us/liːd/ (WINNING POSITION) B2 [ S ] uk/liːd/ us/liːd/领先,占优 a winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing For 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。 With a final burst of speed she went/moved into the lead. 经过最后冲刺她跑到了最前面。 After last night's win Johnson has taken (over) the lead in the championship table. 昨晚获胜后,约翰逊已经登上了冠军榜的榜首。 By 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。
(SHOWING WAY) C2 [ C usually singular ]示范,榜样 the act of showing a person or group of people what to do We'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。 (INFORMATION) [ C ]线索,提示 a piece of information that allows a discovery to be made or a solution to be found 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。 (ACTOR) the leadC2 [ C ] 主角,主演 the main part or actor in a film or play Who's been cast as the lead? Meryl Streep was the lead in that year's Oscar-winning film. (ELECTRICAL) [ C ] (also wire); (UK also flex); (US also cord)引线,导线 a wire covered in plastic and used to connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply (FOR ANIMAL) [ C ] mainly UK (US usually leash)(拴狗等动物用的)绳索,链子 a piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk Please keep your dog on a lead when on the beach. 在海滩上请牵住你的狗。 lead adjective [ before noun ] uk/liːd/ us/liːd/ B1 演主要角色的 used to describe the main performer or part in a performance Who played the lead role in the movie? 这部电影谁演主角? The lead guitarist was good. 首席吉他手很好。 lead noun [ U ] uk/led/ us/led/ (SUBSTANCE) [ U ] (symbol Pb)铅 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 lead pipes 铅管 [ C or U ]铅笔芯 (the narrow strip of) coloured material, usually black and made of graphite, in the centre of a pencil
Idiom go down like a lead balloonidiom humorous 不受欢迎,没人喜欢 If something that you say or show to people goes down like a lead balloon, they do not like it at all. My joke about the alcoholic went down like a lead balloon. 大家对我讲的有关酒鬼的笑话反应冷淡。 |
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