| 释义 |
lead·er
\ˈlēdə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English leder, ledere, from leden to lead + -er, -ere -er
1. : something that leads: as
a.
(1) : a primary or terminal shoot of a plant (as a main branch of an apple tree or the terminal shoot of a spruce tree)
(2) : the upper portion of the primary axis of a tree especially when extending beyond the rest of the head and forming the apex
b. : a remark or question intended or likely to bring a response especially of a particular kind : a leading remark or question
< did not respond to his tactful leader >
c. : tendon, sinew
< the leaders in his wrists moved like baling wire — Dillon Anderson >
d. : the principal wheel in machinery; also : a part to guide exactly the motion of another piece
e. leaders plural
(1) : dots or hyphens (as in a table or index) to lead the eye horizontally across a space to the right word or number
(2) : a piece of type faced with a row of dots or hyphens
f. chiefly Britain : a newspaper editorial
g. : a branch or small vein leading to a larger one in a mine
h. : a thin paper tube containing quick match to cause rapid ignition (as of fireworks)
i.
(1) : a net, fence, or wall for leading fish into a pound, weir, or trap
(2) : a short length of material (as silkworm gut, wire, or heavy line) used to attach the end of a fishline to a lure or hook
j. : a pipe for conducting water or other fluid to some particular place (as a rainwater pipe from a roof to a cistern or the ground or a hot-air pipe in a heating system for a building)
k. : an article of value offered at an attractive special low price to stimulate business — compare loss leader
l. : lead 3a(2)
m. : a short length of blank film attached to each end of a filmstrip or of a reel of motion-picture film for threading into a film mechanism
n. : a length of yarn, rope, or cloth left threaded in a machine (as a textile machine) to act as a guide for new material attached to it
o. or leader stroke : an electrical discharge that precedes the main discharge and ionizes the path through which the main discharge surges (as in a lightning stroke)
p. : something that ranks first or has a margin of advantage or precedence over others
< the leaders among major communicable diseases >
< steel and utilities were the leaders in today's stock market >
2. : a person or animal that leads: as
a. : guide, conductor
< acted as our leader on the hazardous climb >
b.
(1) : a person who directs and usually accompanies an armed force : commander, captain
< captains of war, and leaders of their armies — John Locke >
(2) : a person who by force of example, talents, or qualities of leadership plays a directing role, wields commanding influence, or has a following in any sphere of activity or thought
< the great religious leaders of mankind >
< a leader in the reform movement >
< summoned a conference of business leaders >
c.
(1) : the principal officer of a British political party who usually exercises authority over both the parliamentary party and the national party organization
< while the party remains in opposition the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party has nothing like the authority granted by the Conservative Party to its leader — R.T.McKenzie >
(2) : a member often chosen by caucus of his party to exercise general direction of or management of a particular phase of party activities in a legislative body — usually used with a qualifier; compare floor leader, leader of the opposition, majority leader, minority leader
(3) : such a member exercising primary authority over the business of the whole legislative body when his party constitutes a majority in the house — usually used in phrases including the name of the legislative body
< responsible to the prime minister as leader of the House — T.E.May >
< leader of the House of Lords >
< the leader of the Executive Council … in New Zealand — Walter Nash >
(4) : one that exercises paramount but to some degree responsible authority over a state or local party organization
< the leader is seldom the titular head of the party organization — H.R.Penniman >
< the leader of the Connecticut Democratic party >
— compare boss V 3a
(5) : the principal member of the party elite in a totalitarian system (as facism or naziism) endowed by official ideology with a heroic or mystical character, exercising state power with a minimum of formal constitutional restraints, and characterized by extreme use of nationalist demagogy and claims to be above narrow class or group interests
< the leader manipulates the people as an artist molds clay — G.H.Sabine >
d.
(1) : conductor 6
(2) : the leading performer of a musical ensemble
< the concertmaster is the leader of the violin section >
e. : the front or foremost person in a file or advancing body
f. : the first player in any of various games
g.
(1) : a horse placed in advance of others (as either of a forward pair of horses or the front horse of a tandem team)
(2) Midland : lead horse
h. : a person who directs a class in the Methodist Church
i. : the counsel in an English legal proceeding who is entitled to precedence over his associates or is entitled to manage a case
j.
(1) : an adult immediately responsible for the guidance of a Girl Scout troop
(2) : a woman who guides the activities of blue birds — compare adviser, guardian
k. : a skilled employee who supervises one or more groups of workers : straw boss, foreman |