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lead
Word family
lead1 /liːd/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst and past participlepp led /led/)
1 take SB somewhere 把某人带到某处 [intransitiveI, transitiveT usually + adverbadv/prepositionprep]FIRST to take someone somewhere by going in front of them while they follow, or by pulling them gently 带路，领路；引领
lead somebody to/into etc something
► see thesaurus at take2 go in front 走在前面 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to go in front of a line of people or vehicles 〔走在前面〕(给…)带头，(为…)开路
3 be in charge 负责 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]IN CHARGE OF to be in charge of an organization, country, or team, or a group of people who are trying to do something 领导，率领，带领
Some people say she is too old to lead the country (=be in charge of its government).
有人说，她年纪太大，领导不了国家。
lead an investigation/inquiry/campaign
4 cause STH to happen 使某事发生 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]CAUSE to cause something to happen or cause someone to do something 导致，造成
lead to
5 cause SB to believe STH 使某人相信某事 [transitiveT] to make someone believe something, especially something that is not true 使相信〔尤指不实之事〕
6 influence 影响 [transitiveT] to influence someone to make them do something that is wrong 引导，诱导〔某人做坏事〕，影响
7 be more successful 更加成功 [transitiveT]BEST to be more successful than other people, companies, or countries in a particular activity 领先
8 be winning 获胜 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]WIN to be winning a game, competition etc 〔比赛等中〕胜过，领先 OPP lose
9 path/door etc 路/门等 [intransitiveI, transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]JOIN something TOGETHER used to say where a path, wire etc goes or what place is on the other side of a door 通到，通往，通向
10 life 生活LIFE [transitiveT] if you lead a particular kind of life, that is what your life is like 过〔某种生活〕
11 discussion etc 讨论等 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] to control the way a discussion, conversation etc develops 引导〔讨论、谈话等〕
13 lead somebody astray
15 lead by example to show the people you are in charge of what you want them to do by doing it yourself 以身作则
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lead by example• That is surely leading by example!• They are the people who lead by example.• They never preached about it, but just led by example.• Top management will be seen to lead by example.• It is best to lead by example and with support.• Longfellows captain Billy McKibben led by example as his team got home 7-2 against the Strikers.• Skipper Alan Kernaghan led by example at the heart of defence and Andy Peake did an excellent job against his former team.• Harman leads by example, putting his time in on the production line.
16 lead somebody by the nose to influence someone so much that you can completely control everything that they do 牵着某人的鼻子走，使某人完全听命于自己
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lead somebody by the nose• He let her lead him by the nose.
17 this/that leads (me) to something used to introduce a new subject that is connected to the previous one 这(使我)引出某个问题
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this/that leads (me) to something• It was a straight road, the kind of road that leads to a temple or a sacred monument.• Those same lessons apply to changing our attitude from one that leads to failure to one that leads to success.• Then the operatives are more likely to make mistakes when set-ups are constantly changing, and that leads to increased wastage.• But the priority is to get off a path that leads to more and more isolation.• It is this that leads to the dependency culture predominant among deaf people in integrated education.• This is the scene that leads to the Giza plateau.• So that leads me to think that these sorts of events are not particularly uncommon.• Anything less than that leads to what the theistic traditions frequently refer to as idolatry.
18. somebody has their own life to lead used to say that someone wants to be able to live their life independently, without having to do things that other people want them to do 某人有自己的生活要过
19. lead somebody a merry old dance/a right old dance British EnglishBrE to cause a lot of problems or worries for someone 给某人造成许多麻烦；让某人忧心忡忡
20 market-led/export-led etc EFFECT/INFLUENCEmost influenced by the market, by exports etc 由市场主导的/由出口主导的等
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market-led/export-led etc• It is therefore more than ever necessary that the recovery should be export-led rather than led by domestic consumption.
21 lead the eye if a picture, view etc leads the eye in a particular direction, it makes you look in that direction 引领目光〔指画、风景等使人朝某个方向看〕
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22. card game 纸牌戏 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DGC to play a particular card as your first card in one part of a card game 首先出(某一张牌)
THESAURUS
PHRASAL VERBSlead to take a person or animal somewhere by going in front of them while they follow, or by pulling them gently 带领；引领
Rachel led Jo into the kitchen.
蕾切尔把乔领进厨房。
She was leading a horse, which seemed to have a bad leg.
她牵着一匹马，马好像伤了一条腿。
take to take someone somewhere with you when you have the transport, know the way, are paying etc 带 〔某人去某地〕
I took her to see a film.
我带她去看电影。
Matt’s taking me in his car.
马特用他的车送我去。
guide to take someone through or to a place you know, showing them the way 带路，引导
Ali guided us through the streets to his house on the edge of the town.
阿里领着我们穿街走巷，来到他位于城镇边缘的房子前。
show to take someone to a place such as a table in a restaurant or a hotel room and leave them there 带，引〔某人去餐桌、酒店房间等〕
A waitress showed us to our table.
一名女招待把我们带到桌前。
We were shown to our seats near the front of the theatre.
我们被带到剧院靠近前排的座位上。
point to show someone which direction to go using your hand or a sign 〔用手或标记〕指〔方向〕
The sign back there pointed this way.
后面那块指示牌指的是这条路。
escort to take someone somewhere, protecting them, guarding them, or showing them the way 护送；引导
He was escorted from the court by police.
他由警察护送离开法庭。
The president’s car will be escorted by a military convoy.
总统座驾将由军车车队护送。
usher to show someone the way to a room or building nearby, usually as part of your job 〔尤指作为某人的工作〕引入，领入，接入
His housekeeper ushered us into the living room.
他的管家把我们引进客厅。
shepherd to carefully take someone somewhere – used especially about a group of people 带领〔一群人〕
The police shepherded thousands of people to safety in the cathedral.
警察引导成千上万的人进入大教堂的安全地带。
direct formal to tell someone where to go or how to get somewhere 给〔某人〕指路
He directed us to a café a few blocks away.
他告诉我们怎样去几个街区之外的一家咖啡馆。
Can you direct me to the station?
你能否告诉我去车站怎么走？
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lead• UN-led hostage negotiations• With two minutes to play, the Lakers are still leading.• Dr Jenkins leads a team of researchers at the Plant Institute.• The government, led by conservatives, has been unwilling to join the talks.• A group of 80 planes, led by Lieutenant Commander Egusha, was on its way to attack.• For many years, India's Congress Party was led by Mrs Indira Gandhi.• The drug raid was led by top officers.• Kato leads Cal in interceptions with three.• The police officer took her arm and led her gently away.• Juan led her slowly around the dance floor.• He led Julia through the house to his study.• Debbie always leads the conversation back around to herself.• Jaruzelski led the country's Communist regime for nine years.• 67% of voters said they would not trust him to lead the country.• Who is leading the investigation?• The high school band is leading the parade.• In silence, Roland led the way back to the car.• He led the way, his slim hips in the tight fitting pants snaking gracefully between the tables.• She opened the door, thinking it led to a bedroom.• One unexcused absence can lead to a ninety-day suspension of benefits; four unexcused absences can cause expulsion from welfare entirely.• This led to the second major set of issues, operation and maintenance at the local level.• He was killed in the assault soon after, but the information he had gained as a scout led to victory.• Our guide seemed to be leading us towards a wooded area in the distance.
led to safety• Five people were rescued from their burning flat and 30 others were led to safety after thick smoke spread through the building.• The school's world-famous Lippizaner horses were led to safety in a park.
lead the country• Recent reports have shown the North leads the country in provision of nursery places.• Mr. Shersby Is my hon. Friend aware that Hillingdon is leading the country in recognising parents' wishes?• Will you be leading the country into the next election.• Mr Dos Santos, an almost reclusive figure who has led the country since 1979, gave no reason for his decision.• Nyamwisi Movingi had resigned from this post on March 22, accusing the government of leading the country to disaster.
lead to• That led to a breakup with his sweetheart, who could not understand what he candidly admitted was a thirst for glory.• Blaming often leads to complete breakdown in family communications.• And have your interactions with these people led to greater professional and personal fulfillment for all parties?• Between 1990 and 1992, there were more than 1,000 mergers in that industry-all of which led to job losses.• The mountains also prove to be a tourist attraction as some of the mountains experience alpine conditions which leads to ski resorts.• The proposal for a Severn barrage has also led to some public debate, chiefly on environment issues.• Yet this interventionism has not led to the creation of anything approaching an Executive Office.• The combination of all these factors led to the tragedy on pad 34.
lead somebody to believe/expect/understand something• He'd stuck his neck out all right, but not as much as he'd led Holman to believe.• If something or some one is deliberately hidden from us what does this lead us to expect?• She did not appear from her expression as uncaring of this interruption as the maid would have led Lois to believe.• She was older than first glance had led Christina to believe.• The room was not as grand as the corridor had led them to expect, but it was of reasonable size.• There is no tangible information that would lead anyone to believe, in my view, that Sen.• Contrary to what some Democrats would lead you to believe, U. S. Sen.
easily led• He is resistant to change, gullible and easily led.• Nervous, fidgety, changeable in mood, easily led.• Poor Col. He wasn't a bad boy, just easily led.• The talented people who make up Great Groups are not easily led.• It may sometimes make them seem indecisive and easily led, but it also bestows qualities of sensitivity, sympathy and empathy.• Often clients of licensed dealers who were genuinely interested in options would be easily led into warrants.• We are so easily led to pernicious solutions.
lead the world/market/pack/field• But it was our television which led the world and that was largely built on great writing on contemporary themes.• The same computer and communications stocks that lead the market down all day, lead it back up in the 90 minutes.• The commentator even remarked on the fact that the two loose horses leading the field had caused no hindrance.• Commercial banks, including trusts, led the market lower.• The satisfaction of leading the world's finest professionals was short-lived, but Jim Thorpe will never forget that 24 hours.• Neither needed the United States leading the world to higher interest rates.• His answer to this question led the world to the development of the free-enterprise sys-tem.
lead to/towards• Objects ought to lead to investigations about the society that produced them and the people who used them.• That accident led to speed restrictions and disruption throughout Britain's rail network during an emergency program of replacing cracked rails.• And it is proven to lead to stronger, more solid bones, relieve tension, depression and insomnia.• The road that led to the hospital sloped upwards through a forest of pine trees.• And it is that competition that led to the invention of gender.• These demanding situations lead to the notion that eating lunch is an indulgence.• These stages are like the treads of a stairway leading to the truth.• Or the research could go anywhere and lead to the unexpected!
lead a normal/quiet/busy etc life• I long to go back, but I must let them lead normal lives.• It may be the only chance the ten year old child will have of leading a normal life.• Mendl will give me a home, he wants children, he wants to lead a normal life.• So long as the proper dose of insulin is administered on a regular basis, diabetics can generally lead normal lives.• Some have since returned and lead quiet lives.• He now leads a busy life as an honorary chaplain in York Minster.
lead2 ●●○ S3 W2 noun
3 [singular]EXAMPLE if someone follows someone else’s lead, they do the same as the other person has done 带头作用，榜样
4 take the lead (in doing something) to be the first to start doing something or be most active in doing something 带头(做某事)
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take the lead (in doing something)• It shows what is being done right now by companies taking the lead.• It was Olsson who had taken the lead with the jump immediately before Edwards when he leapt 17.47m.• Meanwhile, in the brothers' partnership, Joe took the lead.• Principals are key players and are encouraged to take the lead to ensure that identification procedures are implemented.• It took only eight minutes for Portadown to take the lead.• Toronto took the lead on the power play with less than two minutes remaining in the second period.• United took the lead midway through the first half.
5 [countableC]INFORMATION a piece of information that may help you to solve a crime or mystery 〔破案或解开谜底的〕线索 SYN clue
6 APTAM[countableC] the main acting part in a play, film etc, or the main actor 主角；主要演员
7 lead singer/guitarist etc the main singer, guitarist etc in a group 主唱/首席吉他手等
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lead singer/guitarist etc• The band includes lead guitarist Chris Floyd, a former Leesburg city commissioner.• He's our lead singer, or rather I should say he was.• The floppy fringes and pouting lips of the respective lead singers are another story entirely.• But it is difficult to take him seriously because he looks like he should be the lead singer for Oasis.• The lead singer had a Mohican haircut and lots of chains and zips.• The lead singer, have you seen his hair?• She was lead singer in the Black and White Minstrel Show during the 70s.
8 [countableC] British EnglishBrEDHP a piece of rope, leather, or chain for holding or controlling a dog 〔牵狗的〕绳子，皮带，链子 SYN leash
9. [countableC] British EnglishBrEDT a wire used to connect a piece of electrical equipment to the power supply 导线，引线，连接线 SYN American English cord → jump leads
n COLLOCATIONS
verbs
be in the lead
He was in the lead after the first lap of the race.
have the lead
He has a one-shot lead in the golf tournament.
take the lead (=start being in the lead instead of someone else)
Lewis Hamilton has just taken the lead in the Monaco Grand Prix.
put somebody in the lead (=make someone be in the lead)
Ronaldo’s goal put Portugal in the lead.
give somebody the lead (=make someone be in the lead)
A goal in the 10th minute gave England the lead.
extend/increase/stretch somebody’s lead (=make the lead bigger)
The Australian rugby team extended its lead with a try from Stirling Mortlock.
throw away a lead (=to lose the lead)
Arsenal threw away a two-goal lead.
blow a lead informal (=to lose the lead)
They managed to blow a 22-point lead.
share the lead (=when more than one player or team is in the lead )
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + lead At the end of the first round, two golfers share the lead.
a big lead
The Bruins had a big lead at half-time.
a clear lead
The ruling Labour Party has a clear lead in the opinion polls.
a comfortable lead (=a big lead)
The Wildcats had a comfortable lead in the first half.
a commanding lead (=a big lead)
Alonso raced into a commanding lead.
an early lead (=a lead early in a game, election etc)
Liverpool took an early lead with a goal from Steven Gerrard.
a one-shot/two-goal/three point etc lead (=a lead of a specific amount)
Goals by Keane and Lennon gave Tottenham a two-goal lead.
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lead• Two-goal Dave Mitchell fired Swindon into an early lead.• There were no clues, no leads, no moves to be made.• The police have no leads in the murder investigation.• Tucker got a belly full of lead.• High levels of lead were discovered in the soil in Skagway.• The wall was covered with scrawls done with a bit of pencil lead.• We got our cherry popped that day, and my platoon was in the lead.• Who's playing the lead in the school play?
lead over• Virginia holds a 12-game lead over Kentucky.
follow ... lead• He hesitated, but followed my lead.• But he is not the leader of any faction or group of lawmakers who would naturally follow his lead, lawmakers said.• I hope other historians will now follow his lead.• A few other protestors followed her lead.• He jerked his head for Langford to follow, and led the way out of the office.• It includes a petition urging fellow purists to follow his lead.• His eyes narrowed slightly but he started the second verse in the minor key she was using, following her lead.• It is likely that they will follow London's lead and also exempt motorcycles from any charges.
the male/female lead• Glenda Jackson had already been approached for the female lead.• Sam, 26, played the female lead in a version of the movie hit Grease.• She was the female lead and therefore a rival.• So far no progress with the female lead.
on a lead• Research began on lead objects from the Roman era, lead ingots, and so on.• He had Ben with him, on a lead.• They keep it on a lead, away from the sheep.• Your 90 2.5 petrol will run perfectly on lead free petrol with no alteration.• The Department of Transport report on lead in petrol in July 1979 made a similar statement.• Experiments have shown that the most flawless surfaces are produced by carrying out the final lapping stages on a lead lap.• Switching on leads you straight to Channel 2.• Running back Garrison Hearst sustained a left shoulder stinger when he crashed into linebacker Jesse Tuggle on a lead block.
lead3 /led/ noun → led
1. 
[uncountableU]HCE a soft heavy grey metal that melts easily and is poisonous, used on roofs, or in the past for water pipes. It is a chemical element: symbol Pb 铅〔一种化学元素，符号为Pb〕
[uncountableU]HCE a soft heavy grey metal that melts easily and is poisonous, used on roofs, or in the past for water pipes. It is a chemical element: symbol Pb 铅〔一种化学元素，符号为Pb〕2. [countableC, uncountableU]DAVP the central part of a pencil that makes the marks when you write 铅笔芯
3. go down like a lead balloon informalDON'T LIKE if a suggestion or joke goes down like a lead balloon, people do not like it at all 〔建议或笑话〕没有引起反应
5 leads [plural]
Examples from the Corpus
lead• All these increase costs and lead to economic inefficiency.• Two-goal Dave Mitchell fired Swindon into an early lead.• There were no clues, no leads, no moves to be made.• We got our cherry popped that day, and my platoon was in the lead.• One of the lead negotiators in the Liggett talks said a possible deal was still moving forward.
From Longman Business Dictionary
leadlead1 /liːd/ verb (past participlepp led /led/) [transitiveT]
1to be in charge of something such as an important activity, a group of people, or an organization
The manager had led a series of projects that improved productivity in his region.
a new management team led by Roger Shute
2to be more successful than other people, companies, or countries in a particular activity or area of business
Printing banknotes is one area where Britain leads the world.
a company that leads the field in software applications
3to happen before something else
Typically, stockmarkets lead the recovery of the real economy by four to six months.
4lead the way to be the first to do something, especially something good or successful, which is likely to encourage others to do the same thing
→ see also -ledLarge grocery multiples and the oil companies have led the way in retail modelling.
leadlead2 noun
1[countableC]MARKETING a piece of information such as a list of telephone numbers that may help someone selling something to find customers
The in-house sales team deals with all telephone sales leads.
2[singular]COMMERCE when you are in front of or better than everyone else you are competing with
The company has a substantial lead over its main competitors.
Old English lædan
lead1 verb
→THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1lead2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1lead3 noun
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→THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1lead2 noun →n COLLOCATIONS1lead3 noun
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