| 单词 | lead |
| 释义 | 1. being ahead or taking someone somewhere2. substances lead (liːd ) being ahead or taking someone somewhere Word forms: leads , leading , led 1. verb B1+ If you lead a group of people, you walk or ride in front of them. John Major and the Duke of Edinburgh led the mourners. [VERB noun] He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Tom was leading, a rifle slung over his back. [VERB] Synonyms: go in front (of), head, be in front, be at the head (of) 2. verb B1+ If you lead someone to a particular place or thing, you take them there. He took Dickon by the hand to lead him into the house. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains. [VERB noun preposition/adverb] Leading the horse, Evandar walked to the door. [VERB noun] Synonyms: guide, conduct, steer, escort 3. verb B2 If a road, gate, or door leads somewhere, you can get there by following the road or going through the gate or door. ...the doors that led to the yard. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...a short roadway leading to the car park. [VERB preposition/adverb] Hundreds of people are said to have blocked a main highway leading north. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: connect to, link, open onto 4. verb B2 If you are leading at a particular point in a race or competition, you are winning at that point. He's leading in the presidential race. [VERB] So far he leads by five wins to two. [VERB + by] Aston Villa last led the League in March 1990. [VERB noun] Synonyms: be ahead (of), be first, exceed, be winning 5. singular noun [oft in/into the N] B2 If you have the lead or are in the lead in a race or competition, you are winning. England took the lead after 31 minutes. Labour are still in the lead in the opinion polls. Synonyms: first place, winning position, primary position, vanguard 6. singular noun B2 Someone's lead over a competitor at a particular point in a race or competition is the distance, amount of time, or number of points by which they are ahead of them. A commanding lead for the opposition is clearly emerging throughout the country. [+ for] His goal gave Forest a two-goal lead against Southampton. Sainz now has a lead of 28 points. Synonyms: advantage, start, advance, edge 7. verb B2 If one company or country leads others in a particular activity such as scientific research or business, it is more successful or advanced than they are in that activity. When it comes to pop music we not only lead Europe, we lead the world. [VERB noun] ...foodstores such as Marks & Spencer, which led the market in microwaveable meals. [VERB noun + in] 8. verb B2 If you lead a group of people, an organization, or an activity, you are in control or in charge of the people or the activity. He led the country between 1949 and 1984. [VERB noun] Mr Mendes was leading a campaign to save Brazil's rainforest from exploitation. [VERB noun] Synonyms: command, rule, govern, preside over 9. countable noun If you give a lead, you do something new or develop new ideas or methods that other people consider to be a good example or model to follow. ...the need for the president to give a moral lead. The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation. [+ in] Over the next 150 years, many others followed his lead. Synonyms: example, direction, leadership, guidance 10. verb B2 You can use lead when you are saying what kind of life someone has. For example, if you lead a busy life, your life is busy. She led a normal, happy life with her sister and brother. [VERB noun] Most of the women in here are not people who have led a life of crime. [VERB noun] Synonyms: live, have, spend, experience 11. verb B2 If something leads to a situation or event, usually an unpleasant one, it begins a process which causes that situation or event to happen. Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war. [VERB + to] He warned yesterday that a pay rise for teachers would lead to job cuts. [VERB + to] Synonyms: result in, cause, produce, contribute 12. verb If something leads you to do something, it influences or affects you in such a way that you do it. His abhorrence of racism led him to write The Algiers Motel Incident. [VERB noun to-infinitive] What was it ultimately that led you to leave Sarajevo for Zagreb? [VERB noun to-infinitive] 13. verb If you say that someone or something led you to think something, you mean that they caused you to think it, although it was not true or did not happen. Mother had led me to believe the new baby was a kind of present for me. [VERB noun to-infinitive] It was not as straightforward as we were led to believe. [be VERB-ed to-infinitive] Synonyms: cause, prompt, persuade, move 14. verb If you lead a conversation or discussion, you control the way that it develops so that you can introduce a particular subject. After a while I led the conversation around to her job. [VERB noun adverb/preposition] He planned to lead the conversation and keep Matt from changing the subject. [VERB noun] 15. verb You can say that one point or topic in a discussion or piece of writing leads you to another in order to introduce a new point or topic that is linked with the previous one. Well, I think that leads me to the real point. [VERB noun + to] 16. countable noun A lead is a piece of information or an idea which may help people to discover the facts in a situation where many facts are not known, for example in the investigation of a crime or in a scientific experiment. The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public. Synonyms: clue, tip, suggestion, trace 17. countable noun The lead in a play, film, or show is the most important part in it. The person who plays this part can also be called the lead. Performers from the Bolshoi Ballet dance the leads. Both the leads in the play are impressive. Synonyms: leading role, principal, protagonist, title role 18. countable noun A dog's lead is a long, thin chain or piece of leather which you attach to the dog's collar so that you can control the dog. [mainly British] An older man came out with a little dog on a lead. Synonyms: leash, line, cord, rein 19. countable noun A lead in a piece of equipment is a piece of wire covered in plastic which supplies electricity to the equipment or carries it from one part of the equipment to another. 20. singular noun [oft NOUN noun] The lead story or lead in a newspaper or on the television or radio news is the most important story. The economic situation makes the lead in tomorrow's Guardian. [+ in] ...the lead story in the Italian press. 21. See also leading, -led 22. to lead someone astray phrase If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them. The judge thought he'd been led astray by older children. 23. one thing led to another phrase You say one thing led to another when you are explaining how something happened, but you do not really want to give the details or you think people will be able to imagine the details. He came by to see if she was lonely. One thing led to another and he stayed the night. 24. to lead the way phrase B2 If you lead the way along a particular route, you go along it in front of someone in order to show them where to go. She grabbed his suitcase and led the way. Phrasal verbs: lead off 1. phrasal verb If a door, room, or path leads off a place or leads off from a place, you can go directly from that place through that door, into that room, or along that path. There were two doors leading off the central room. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The treatment rooms lead off from the swimming pool. [VERB PARTICLE + from] A corridor led off to the left. [VERB PARTICLE preposition] 2. phrasal verb If someone leads off in an activity, meeting, or conversation, they start it. Whenever there was a dance he and I led off. [VERB PARTICLE] Boren surprisingly led off the most intensive line of questioning today. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb In baseball, the player who leads off is the first player to bat for their team in a game or inning. Terry leads off for the Astros. [V P for n] lead-off adjective He was the lead-off batter. lead on phrasal verb If someone leads you on, they encourage you to do something, especially by pretending that something is true. I bet she led him on–but how could he be so weak? [VERB noun PARTICLE] lead on to 1. phrasal verb If one event or action leads on to another, it causes it or makes it possible. [mainly British] It is often the case that early interests lead on to a career. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] This discovery led on to studies of the immune system. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If a door, gate, or bridge leads on to a place, the place is on the other side of it. There were glass doors leading on to this balcony. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] lead up to 1. phrasal verb B2 The events that led up to a particular event happened one after the other until that event occurred. Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] They had a series of arguments, leading up to a decision to separate. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] 2. See also lead-up 3. phrasal verb [usually cont] B2 The period of time leading up to an event is the period of time immediately before it happens. ...the weeks leading up to Christmas. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] 4. phrasal verb If someone leads up to a particular subject, they gradually guide a conversation to a point where they can introduce it. I'm leading up to something quite important. [VERB PARTICLE PARTICLE noun] lead (led ) substances Word forms: leads 1. uncountable noun Lead is a soft, grey, heavy metal. ...drinking water supplied by old-fashioned lead pipes. 2. uncountable noun Lead is sometimes used to refer to bullets. [informal] 3. countable noun The lead in a pencil is the centre part of it which makes a mark on paper. Idioms: lead someone up the garden path [mainly British] or lead someone down the garden path to deceive someone by making them believe something which is not true He may have led me up the garden path. He said everything was over with Penny but now he seems to be seeing her again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lead the field to be the best or most successful person in an activity or competition The Americans continue to lead the field when it comes to child actors. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swing the lead [British] to pretend to be ill and not do something you should be doing, such as going to work There is no question of taking money away from those who are genuinely sick. We simply want to stop anyone swinging the lead. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers go down like a lead balloon to be completely unsuccessful and unpopular A senior source said the memo had gone down like a lead balloon. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lead someone a merry dance [British] to deliberately make a lot of difficulties for someone who is trying to achieve something When I tried to find out who was in charge, they led me a merry dance, sending me from one department to another before I found the right person to talk to. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lead with your chin to behave very aggressively This game is no place for a player who cannot lead with his chin. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers you can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink said to mean that you can give someone the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to You can't educate kids who aren't interested. You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lead someone by the nose to control someone completely so that they do whatever you want The Government has let itself be led by the nose by the timber trade into suppressing the report for the narrow commercial advantage of those involved. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: events leading to When enough years had gone by to enable us to look back on them, we sometimes discussed the events leading to his accident. Times, Sunday Times The rest of the hour charted the familiar events leading to her downfall with a classy weaving of talking heads and judiciously chosen footage. Times, Sunday Times This would create an all but inevitable chain of events leading to his departure. Times, Sunday Times It would provide his account of his time as leader, including the events leading to his resignation. Times, Sunday Times There are occasional long-term effects such as retrograde amnesia of the events leading to intoxication and the intoxication itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Take turns to lead the pack, so that each member of the family has a chance to set their own pace. Times, Sunday Times But will the prancing horse lead the pack, or follow it? ST Can you lead the pack without being so driven that you can come across as arrogant and cocksure? Times, Sunday Times Heads of staff lead the pack. Christianity Today In reality, he ran away to lead the pack, but they abandoned him. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was unclear whether the fund was driving a potential rebellion or being called on to lead a protest. Times, Sunday Times The school official had planned to lead a protest at the event if it had gone ahead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Local mayors led the protests, at one stage occupying a ferry. Times, Sunday Times However, in some cases the government now has a direct role in leading the protest. Times, Sunday Times He led a protest against illegal immigration in 2015. The Sun It takes considerable skill and bravery to lead a team in this event. Times, Sunday Times It's a great honour to lead the team. The Sun Now he has to show he can lead a team this year despite his distinct lack of experience. The Sun It was exciting to identify the right people to lead the team, recruit other members, and encourage the team to think in fresh new ways. Christianity Today It gave me the opportunity to run a profit and loss account, lead a team and learn a trade. Times, Sunday Times There should also be greater emphasis on vocational training over meaningless degrees that lead nowhere but unemployment. The Sun All this rage and anger will lead nowhere good. Times, Sunday Times It also has odd design features, including walls built over windows and doors that lead nowhere — and these are the least of its problems. Times, Sunday Times The experience, in a former biscuit factory, begins in disarming, disorientating fashion, with a journey through rooms and corridors that seem, bafflingly, to lead nowhere. Times, Sunday Times All serious endeavour comes with risk, but all the ingenuity in the world will lead nowhere without serious risk management. Times, Sunday Times The lead prosecutor said that the case was unusual because 'so much of the evidence came from the accused himself'. Times, Sunday Times The term, however, appeared in the popular press during the group's trial and was adopted by the lead prosecutor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His discrediting has led prosecutors to review dozens of convictions. Times, Sunday Times Several hours after the incident occurred, the lead prosecutor in the investigation said that the preliminary results suggested a bird strike was responsible for the loss of engines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some opposition supporters point out that she has been the leading prosecutor in a government that has imprisoned dozens of politicians. Times, Sunday Times The project's lead researcher dealt the ultimate blow to the social media site, saying it was 'simply not cool'. Times, Sunday Times And campaigns targeting cheap drink will not tackle the problem alone, said a lead researcher. The Sun The lead researcher was quoted as saying that e-cigarettes 'are no better than smoking regular cigarettes'. Times, Sunday Times The lead researcher admitted it would be more complex to rejuvenate a person than a mouse. The Sun It would be the largest laboratory of its kind in the world, accommodating 1,500 leading researchers in different fields. Times, Sunday Times The one whose lead role last year suddenly seems more of a cameo. Times, Sunday Times Then you'll love him in the lead role. The Sun And who played him in the lead role? The Sun Ideas for a family to run a food-based business may seem far-fetched but, with you in a lead role, they could be profitable. The Sun He learnt all the words in advance, cast himself in the lead role and loved it. Times, Sunday Times This leads to release of pro-inflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide, which may lead ultimately to septic shock depending on the strength of response. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 First collisions are between continents and island arcs, but lead ultimately to continent-continent collisions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It led ultimately to the creation of kidney exchanges, where donors could save a relative even where there was no biological match. Times, Sunday Times But they feel that they must adopt utilitarian ethics, justifying everything on the basis that it leads ultimately to the greatest happiness of the greatest number of shareholders. Times, Sunday Times It led ultimately to the remarkable resurgence of interest in string theory that has continued to this day. Times, Sunday Times Society would have us believe that being involved with someone leads naturally to the ability to sleep well with them. Times, Sunday Times Removing oversize trees from the saikei leads naturally to potting them individually and cultivating them as bonsai. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The stability and fewer errors of modern engines leads naturally to as few engines as possible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The discussion concerning the soul and its faculties leads naturally to the question of free will. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This leads naturally to the idea that the law of value will balance out the trading process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We are determined to make sure that we maintain this lead. Times, Sunday Times Park scored 78 to maintain the lead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He maintained his lead and even increased it over the final days. Times, Sunday Times But they made momentous progress with a few months of intensive tuition, and maintained their lead over other pupils. Times, Sunday Times Neither of them did, and the other two maintained their lead the rest of the way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the images - such as molten lead spewing from the mouths of gargoyles - don't even have to be seen to be evoked. Times,Sunday Times And he splashed molten lead into the corners of rooms to produce long troughs of metal that recalled the site of their production. Times, Sunday Times They also ran around pouring molten lead into the nearest river and no one knows why. The Sun The high energy proton beam impacts a molten lead target inside the core, chipping or spallating neutrons from the lead nuclei. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The molten lead flows from the blast furnace into holding pots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This took their overall lead in the series to 18-16. Times, Sunday Times He spent four days in the overall lead last year. Times, Sunday Times She then ran a lifetime best in the 200 metres to reclaim the overall lead — a fine performance when it was most needed. Times, Sunday Times He held the overall lead until the 15th hole, when he chipped into the water from the back of the green and conceded a double bogey. Times, Sunday Times Labour extended its slight overall lead, however. Times, Sunday Times I like this submerged peak image: the rising to a pinnacle still not high enough to break through into a poll lead, before falling back. Times, Sunday Times Given the party's poll lead on the health service, he would have got away with that. Times, Sunday Times Those wanting to withdraw began with a poll lead but eventually lost heavily. Times, Sunday Times Labour has doubled its poll lead to eight points. Times, Sunday Times However unhappy his critics may have been in recent months, a small poll lead has largely managed to keep a lid on their murmurings. Times, Sunday Times Fountain, who lost a promising lead recently when her wireless link went down, needs no reminding. Globe and Mail A new campaign to find her - launched to mark the anniversary of her disappearance - has thrown up several 'promising leads'. The Sun But can they get out alive to pursue the promising leads? The Sun Despite intensive research and many promising leads, an explanation has so far eluded scientists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These two traits led her to pursue promising leads that other cavers were unwilling or unable to attempt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The road leads to the harbour, famous for its long-vanished canteen. Times, Sunday Times The road leads through ochre canyons, pinkrocked gorges and wide-open, dusty planes that spread out into the distance for ever. Times, Sunday Times But make no mistake: we know where that road leads. Times, Sunday Times In theory, the tuition fees road leads to a huge prize. Times, Sunday Times No road leads to it - only a steep footpath down a cliff riddled with smugglers' caves to a cluster of houses huddling in the tiny cove. Times, Sunday Times The final margin was 4820 aggregate points, and, with it, a series lead of 17-16. Times, Sunday Times For most of the game, they have had no real ambitions of increasing their 3-0 series lead into an historic 4-0 triumph. The Sun The 81's rebounded, taking the next two games by scores of 6-4 and 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The series lead to the creation of an anime series. 2002. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After the team took an unbeatable 4-0 series lead, the squad was reviewed for the final three matches. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There have also been plenty of responses from the public, but not one solid lead. Times, Sunday Times The solid lead performances should really appeal to judging panels come awards season, too. The Sun With proper lubrication, no leading for solid lead wadcutters occurs until velocities exceed approximately 940 ft/s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He studied self-diffusion of radioactive isotopes of lead in liquid and solid lead. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the absence of solid leads relating to his private or work life, police have looked to his body for answers. Times, Sunday Times A spiral staircase leads down to a fully equipped tent, should you crave a night under canvas. Times, Sunday Times There's one final surprise: another staircase leads to a mezzanine gallery under the peak of the roof. Times, Sunday Times A steel and glass spiral staircase leads from the main reception room to the master suite. Times, Sunday Times A curved granite staircase leads up to the first floor. Times, Sunday Times A glass-panelled staircase leads up to the ground floor, where a study interconnects with the formal sitting room and custom-made mirrored bar. Times, Sunday Times Steep stairs lead to a compact double bedroom and a single room. Times, Sunday Times Steep stairs lead to a double room with an iron bedstead and a twin. Times, Sunday Times From here, oak stairs lead down to the sea and a waterfront master bedroom suite. Times, Sunday Times The creaky old wooden stairs lead into a labyrinth of small rooms, some lined with peeling velvet wall-paper. Times, Sunday Times Marble stairs lead to bedrooms with fabulous bathrooms and garden views at the back. Times, Sunday Times A boardwalk trail leads through woodland and reedbed to the floating visitor centre, which has views over the open water. Times, Sunday Times The trail leads up to the cemetery. Smithsonian Labour can't be blamed for seizing on a popular subject, but it should be careful about where the trail leads. Times, Sunday Times A 3.2 kilometre long hiking trail leads to the abandoned fire tower. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A trail leads to a footbridge over the creek at the base of the falls. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here, a dark tunnel leads into the wooded hillside, then opens up into a vast cave, known locally as 'the cathedral'. Times, Sunday Times A catwalk-style entrance tunnel leads through to a seemingly endless bar with darkened booth seating beneath a mezzanine restaurant. Times, Sunday Times Below the pond, a submerged tunnel leads to a long, horizontal air chamber. Times, Sunday Times Tracks 1 to 4 are reached directly from the station forecourt, while a pedestrian tunnel leads to platform 6 and the docks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A short tunnel leads downstairs to the two side platforms. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 铅, 领衔主演, 新闻头版, 领导 Japanese: 鉛 metal, 主役 in play/film, トップ記事 news story, 導く |
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