leading

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lead·ing1 /ˈliːdɪŋ/ W3 adjectiveadj [only before noun]

1 IMPORTANTbest, most important, or most successful 最好的；最重要的；最成功的

The army played a leading role in organizing the attempted coup.

军队在策划这场未遂政变的过程中起了最主要的作用。

the leading industrial nations

主要的工业国

a leading heart specialist

最好的心脏病专家

leading members of the government

政府要员

2 leading edge

a) technicalAV the part of something that is at the front of it when it moves 〔物体的〕前缘

b) ADVANCEDthe part of an activity where the most modern and advanced equipment and methods are used 〔技术的〕前沿，尖端

leading edge of

This is the leading edge of medical technology.

这是医疗技术的前沿。

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leading edge• By having an aerodynamic, efficient leading edge.• Somehow, he accomplishes it and keeps doing work at the leading edge.• When curtains are to butt together, plan to have a half space at each leading edge.• When glass fibre tubular spars were standard practice, leading edge distortion would form an otherwise straight line into a swan-neck shape!• the leading edge of a plane's wing• To survive, companies must stay on the leading edge of technology.• The weaving yarn should always be on the leading edge of the carriage.• Part of it went upwards perforating the leading edge of the fin in several places.• That so weakened the plane that the fuselage broke in two, just forward of the leading edge of the wings.• One that balances leading edge technological capability with a thorough understanding of your business.

3 leading light IMPORTANTa respected person who leads a group or organization, or is important in a particular area of knowledge or activity 受人尊敬的领导者，有影响的重要人物

The two women were leading lights of the women’s union.

这两位女性是妇联的主要人物。

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leading light• By now, Braudel had become one of its leading lights, and from 1956 to 1968 he was virtually its editor.• She loves gym workouts, swimming and playing netball - she is a leading light in a local women's team.• On renouncing alcohol he was pardoned and he set sail for Darlington where he became a leading light in the Society.• This victory may set Stretch up with a world-title elimination fight with Britain's other leading light middleweight, Chris Pyatt.• Harrison, a man of simple birth and high intelligence, crossed swords with the leading lights of his day.• The merchants were the leading lights of the popolo grasso or rich bourgeoisie.• Another was a leading light opera singer in the local community.

4 leading question ASK A QUESTIONa question that deliberately tricks someone into giving the answer you want 诱导性问题

Don’t ask leading questions.

不要提诱导性的问题。

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leading question• All right, I won't ask leading questions.• In answer to a leading question about the temperature Of the room, he reflected that it had been cold and draughty.• To arrive there the counsellor has to stop talking, and in order to stop talking, answerable and leading questions are required.• For example, a leading question may take the respondent outside the bounds of the context of everyday life.• Never did she ask leading questions or provide suggestions.• It makes me worry, all those leading questions with hidden assumptions that detectives like to ask suspects.

5. leading lady/man APTAMthe woman or man who acts the most important female or male part in a film, play etc 扮演女主角/男主角的演员

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leading lady/man• But being in a wheelchair doesn't stop them having fun - or falling for the leading man.• Davis became a genius by turning bit actors into leading men.• Questioner2 Is your decision to take a year off anything to do with the rumours about Jeff and his present leading lady?• They came at full speed, the leading man aiming to Sharpe's left, the other pulling to his right.• The initial structure of the show had kind of a leading man figure: John Kelly.• Corbin Timbrook, a handsome leading man-type, has been tending Downtown's best bar for three years now.• Tuesday night's opening had to be cancelled and on Wednesday night the leading lady was ill.• Oh, some one always asks who my favorite leading lady was or who was the best kisser.

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leading• In private practice, and by virtue of his influential writings, Maudsley soon became the leading alienist of his generation.• After two days all but the twenty-four leading amateurs and the thirty-six leading professionals would be eliminated.• She was one of America's leading athletes.• Gordon's, Tanqueray and Booth's Gins are similarly leading brands in the white spirits market.• The leading crews are due to reach the end of their voyage at Southampton on Sunday.• His reasoning is lengthy and perhaps not quite the same as that of the leading judgment.• Debbie was one of the leading lights in the drama club.• Most of this fibre is from cereal sources which are particularly recommended for their health value by some leading medical researchers.• Some of the world's leading politicians will be meeting in Geneva to discuss disarmament.• CCI is a leading provider of cellular phone service in Ohio.• The course is recognized for producing graduates who are immediately employable and who can play leading roles in the development of computing.• the leading scorer in college basketball• The item input is taken as is, including commas, quotes and leading spaces.

played a leading role• And in the creation of all this euphoria Berel Karlinsky had played a leading role.• The Bolsheviks played a leading role both in the Moscow Soviet and in the December rising.• He topped the poll for the shadow cabinet elections and played a leading role in the policy review process.• The company has played a leading role year in promoting tax and electric rate relief for Massachusetts businesses.

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