| 单词 | to follow the lead of |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto follow the lead of c. Direction given by going in front; example, precedent; esp. in to follow the lead of. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > imitation > imitate [verb (transitive)] > follow advice, example, etc. followOE counterfeitc1405 to shoot atc1407 ensue1430 enfollowc1449 to follow suit with1655 to follow the lead of1863 1863 J. Bright in Parl. Deb. 3rd Ser. 171 1826 To accept the lead of the Emperor of the French on..one of the greatest questions. 1868 J. H. Blunt Reformation Church of Eng. I. 405 The king had set an example..and the subject was only too ready to follow the royal lead. 1875 T. W. Higginson Young Folks' Hist. U.S. xxiv. 240 Under the lead of Josiah Quincy..a law was passed forbidding the importation of slaves. 1884 Lady Verney in Contemp. Rev. Oct. 546 Is the American model a success—a lead which it is desirable to follow out? 1899 T. K. Cheyne Christian Use Psalms iii. 56 The early Christians, in interpreting the Old Testament, followed the lead of the Jews. < as lemmas |
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