lead是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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？

• 1 (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

  • 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。

• 2 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。

  • 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。

• 3 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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。

  • 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？

  • 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。

• 4 (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

  • 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。

• 5 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。

  • 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。

• 6 a winning position during a race or other situation where people are competing -- 领先，占优

  • 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。

• 7 the act of showing a person or group of people what to do -- 示范，榜样

  • 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。

• 8 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。

• 9 the main part or actor in a film or play -- 主角，主演

• 10 a wire covered in plastic and used to connect electrical equipment to the electricity supply -- 引线，导线

• 11 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

  • Please keep your dog on a lead when on the beach. 在海滩上请牵住你的狗。

• 12 used to describe the main performer or part in a performance -- 演主要角色的

  • 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。

• 13 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