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- v.领导，引领;导致，造成（后果）;控制，掌管;过（某种生活）;通向，通往;(与……)相连，相通;处于首位，处于领先地位;诱使；误导;带路，领路;最擅长于;使得出（观点）;开牌，率先出牌;用测深锤测水深;用铅包，在……中衬铅
- n.铅;(竞赛中的)领先地位;线索;主角;电线;实例;榜样;（牵狗用的）皮带，链条，绳索;范例;铅笔芯;超前量;领先的距离
- n.指引，领导;<英><电>导线，引线，联接线;铅;线索;领导者，领先者;主角;领导地位;榜样;小路，水道;<英>(牵狗等用的)绳索，皮带;螺距，牙距;铅笔芯;(新闻报道等的)首段，导语;前置瞄准，前置量，提前量;(拳击中的)先击拳，交锋;<音>主旋律;<矿>矿脉;超前量，领先程度;<牌>先出牌(权);(可通行船只的)冰间水道;<美><棒>(跑垒员的)离垒;<海>动索的通路，导缆装置;头版新闻报道
- adj.领导的，领先的，带领的;铅制的，含铅的;(新闻报道等)刊登在显著地位的，最重要的;被牵引的，受指引的;<棒>(跑垒员)离垒而最接近得分的
leadverb
带路 show the way
带路；领路；引领
to go with or in front of a person or an animal to show the way or to make them go in the right direction
He led us out into the grounds.
他领我们进了庭园。
The receptionist led the way to the boardroom.
接待员领路来到董事会会议室。
She led the horse back into the stable.
她把那匹马牵回了马厩。
I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue.
我试图把讨论引回到主要问题上。
If you lead, I'll follow.
你领头，我跟着。
连接两事物 connect two things
（与…）相连，相通
to connect one object or place to another
the pipe leading from the top of the water tank
与水箱顶部相通的管道
The wire led to a speaker.
这电线连接着扬声器。
道路；小路；门 of road/path/door
通向；通往
to go in a particular direction or to a particular place
A path led up the hill.
有一条小路通往山顶。
Which door leads to the yard?
哪扇门通向庭院？
The track led us through a wood.
我们沿着那条小道穿过了树林。
原因 cause
导致，造成（后果）
to have sth as a result
Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。
使得出（观点）；引导（某人）
to be the reason why sb does or thinks sth
What led you to this conclusion?
你是如何得出这个结论的？
He's too easily led (= easily persuaded to do or think sth) .
他太容易受人左右了。
This has led scientists to speculate on the existence of other galaxies.
这就使得科学家推测还有其他星系存在。
The situation is far worse than we had been led to believe .
情况比我们听信的要糟糕得多。
生活 life
过（某种生活）
to have a particular type of life
to lead a quiet life/a life of luxury/a miserable existence
过宁静 / 奢侈 / 悲惨的生活
属最佳 / 第一 be best/first
最擅长于；处于首位；处于领先地位
to be the best at sth; to be in first place
The department led the world in cancer research.
这个系在癌症研究方面走在了世界前列。
We lead the way in space technology.
我们在航天技术方面处于领先地位。
The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds.
冠军领先了18秒钟。
控制 be in control
控制；掌管；领导；率领
to be in control of sth; to be the leader of sth
to lead an expedition
率领探险队
to lead a discussion
主持讨论
Who will lead the party in the next election?
下一届选举谁来领导这个党？
纸牌游戏 in card games
开牌；率先出牌
to play first; to play sth as your first card
It's your turn to lead.
轮到你开牌了。
to lead the ten of clubs
先出梅花十
to make sb do everything you want; to control sb completely
to have no successful result for sb
我们这场讨论将毫无结果。
This discussion is leading us nowhere.
to cause sb a lot of trouble or worry
to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do
to make sb believe sth which is not true
a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge
you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
used to suggest that the way one event or action leads to others is so obvious that it does not need to be stated
一天晚上他让我搭车回家，唔，就这样自然发展，我们现在结婚了！
He offered me a ride home one night, and, well, one thing led to another and now we're married!
起始于（某地）
to start at a place and go away from it
narrow streets leading off from the main square
起始于大广场的狭窄街道
开始（某事）
to start sth
Who would like to lead off the debate?
谁愿带头发言开始辩论？
使误信，误导某人（尤指谎称自己喜爱对方或认为对方有魅力）
to make sb believe sth which is not true, especially that you love them or find them attractive
是…的先导；是导致…的原因
to be an introduction to or the cause of sth
the weeks leading up to the exam
临近考试的几个星期
the events leading up to the strike
导致罢工的事件
noun
首位 first place
（竞赛中的）领先地位
the position ahead of everyone else in a race or competition
She took the lead in the second lap.
她在第二圈时领先。
He has gone into the lead .
他已处于领先地位。
The Democrats now appear to be in the lead .
现在看来好像民主党人占优势。
to hold/lose the lead
保持 / 失去领先地位
The lead car is now three minutes ahead of the rest of the field.
现在跑在最前面的汽车较赛场上其余的赛车领先三分钟。
超前量；领先的距离
the amount or distance that sb/sth is in front of sb/sth else
He managed to hold a lead of two seconds over his closest rival.
他比跟得最紧的对手勉强领先两秒钟。
The polls have given Labour a five-point lead.
投票选举中工党领先五个百分点。
a commanding/comfortable lead
遥遥 / 轻松领先
to increase/widen your lead
加大 / 扩大领先优势
Manchester lost their early two-goal lead.
曼彻斯特队失去了他们开场不久领先两球的优势。
实例 example
实例；范例；榜样
an example or action for people to copy
If one bank raises interest rates, all the others will follow their lead .
要是有一家银行提高利率，所有其他银行都会效法。
If we take the lead in this (= start to act) , others may follow.
如果我们在这方面带头行动，其余的人就会跟着来。
You go first, I'll take my lead from you.
你领头，我来照样做。
信息 information
（尤指有关犯罪的）线索
a piece of information that may help to find out the truth or facts about a situation, especially a crime
The police will follow up all possible leads .
警方将追踪所有可能有用的线索。
演员；音乐家 actor/musician
（戏剧、电影等中的）主角；扮演主角的演员
the main part in a play, film/movie, etc.; the person who plays this part
Who is playing the lead ?
谁是主演？
the male/female lead
男 / 女主角
a lead role
主角的角色
the lead singer in a band
乐队的主唱歌手
狗 for dog
（牵狗用的）皮带，链条，绳索
a long piece of leather, chain or rope used for holding and controlling a dog
Dogs must be kept on a lead in the park.
狗在公园里必须系着牵狗带。
电 for electricity
电线；导线
a long piece of wire, usually covered in plastic, that is used to connect a piece of electrical equipment to a source of electricity
All these words mean to go with sb from one place to another.以上各词均含带去、引领之义。
to go with sb from one place to another, for example in order to show them sth or to show them the way to a place 指带去、带路、引领：
It's too far to walk─I'll take you by car.
步行路太远，我开车送你去。
to go with or go in front of sb in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction 指带路、领路、引领：
Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。
to go with sb in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way 指护卫、护送：
The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.
总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
to take sb somewhere in a car, taxi, etc. 指驾车送（人）：
My mother drove us to the airport.
我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。
to take sb to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route 指引领、带领：
The attendant showed us to our seats.
服务员把我们带到我们的座位。
to show sb the way to a place, often by going with them; to show sb a place that you know well 指给某人领路（或导游）、指引：
She guided us through the busy streets.
她带领我们穿过了繁忙的街道。
We were guided around the museums.
我们被领着参观了博物馆。
( rather formal ) to politely take or show sb where they should go, especially within a building 指礼貌地引往、引导、引领，尤指在建筑物内：
She ushered her guests to their seats.
她把客人引领到座位上。
( rather formal ) to tell or show sb how to get somewhere or where to go 指给某人指路、为某人领路：
A young woman directed them to the station.
一名年轻女子给他们指了去车站的路。
lead
BEING AHEAD OR TAKING SOMEONE SOMEWHERE 领先；带领某人去某处
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VERB 在…前面走（或骑）；为…带头
If you lead a group of people, you walk or ride in front of them.John Major and the Duke of Edinburgh led the mourners...
约翰·梅杰和爱丁堡公爵走在送葬队伍前面。
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VERB 给…引路（或带路）；带…（到某处）
If you lead someone to a particular place or thing, you take them there.He took Dickon by the hand to lead him into the house...
他牵着迪康的手把他领进屋。
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VERB （路或门）通，至，达
If a road, gate, or door leads somewhere, you can get there by following the road or going through the gate or door....the doors that led to the yard.
通往院子的大门
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VERB （在比赛或竞赛中）领先，占先
If you are leading at a particular point in a race or competition, you are winning at that point.He's leading in the presidential race...
他在总统竞选中领先。
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N-SING 领先的地位；占先的位置
If you have the lead or are in the lead in a race or competition, you are winning.England took the lead after 31 minutes with a goal by Peter Nail...
英格兰队第31分钟由彼得·奈尔攻进一球，取得领先。
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N-SING 超前量；领先程度
Someone's lead over a competitor at a particular point in a race or competition is the distance, amount of time, or number of points by which they are ahead of them....a commanding lead for the opposition is clearly emerging throughout the country...
显然反对党已开始在全国占据一边倒的领先地位。
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VERB 在…中领先；胜过；主导
If one company or country leads others in a particular activity such as scientific research or business, it is more successful or advanced than they are in that activity.When it comes to pop music we not only lead Europe, we lead the world.
我们不仅引领欧洲而且引领着全球的流行音乐潮流。
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VERB 领导；率领；指挥
If you lead a group of people, an organization, or an activity, you are in control or in charge of the people or the activity.He led the country between 1949 and 1984...
1949到1984年间他是该国领导人。
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N-COUNT 先河；榜样；表率
If you give a lead, you do something new or develop new ideas or methods that other people consider to be a good example or model to follow....the need for the president to give a moral lead...
需要总统树立一个道德榜样
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VERB 过（某种生活）
You can use lead when you are saying what kind of life someone has. For example, if you lead a busy life, your life is busy.She led a normal, happy life with her sister and brother...
她和弟弟妹妹一起过着平凡而幸福的生活。
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VERB 招致；致使；导致
If something leads to a situation or event, usually an unpleasant one, it begins a process which causes that situation or event to happen.Ethnic tensions among the republics could lead to civil war...
共和国之间紧张的种族关系可能会引发内战。
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VERB 促使；使得；使
If something leads you to do something, it influences or affects you in such a way that you do it.His abhorrence of racism led him to write The Algiers Motel Incident...
对种族主义的憎恨促使他写了《阿尔及尔汽车旅馆事件》一书。
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VERB 诱使；误导
If you say that someone or something led you to think something, you mean that they caused you to think it, although it was not true or did not happen.Mother had led me to believe the new baby was a kind of present for me...
母亲让我相信新出生的宝宝是给我的一个礼物。
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VERB 引导，掌控（谈话或讨论的内容）
If you lead a conversation or discussion, you control the way that it develops so that you can introduce a particular subject.After a while I led the conversation around to her job...
过了一阵子，我把话题引到她的工作上。
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VERB （讨论或文章中某一观点或话题）把…带到，为…引出（另一观点或话题）
You can say that one point or topic in a discussion or piece of writing leads you to another in order to introduce a new point or topic that is linked with the previous one.Well, I think that leads me to the real point.
这个嘛，我看这让我说到正题了。
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N-COUNT 线索；头绪
A lead is a piece of information or an idea which may help people to discover the facts in a situation where many facts are not known, for example in the investigation of a crime or in a scientific experiment.The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public.
在接到民众400个热线电话后，调查组亦在对可能的线索进行追踪。
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N-COUNT （戏剧、电影等中的）主角；扮演主角的演员
The lead in a play, film, or show is the most important part in it. The person who plays this part can also be called the lead.Nina Ananiashvili and Alexei Fadeyechev from the Bolshoi Ballet dance the leads...
由莫斯科大剧院芭蕾舞团的尼娜·阿纳尼阿什维利和阿列克谢·法捷耶切夫担纲演出。
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N-COUNT 狗绳；牵狗带
A dog's lead is a long, thin chain or piece of leather which you attach to the dog's collar so that you can control the dog.An older man came out with a little dog on a lead.
一个年纪较大的男子牵着一条小狗走了出来。
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N-COUNT 导线；连接线
A lead in a piece of equipment is a piece of wire covered in plastic which supplies electricity to the equipment or carries it from one part of the equipment to another. -
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N-SING （报纸或电视、电台的）要闻，头条
The lead story or lead in a newspaper or on the television or radio news is the most important story.The Turkish situation makes the lead in tomorrow's Guardian...
土耳其局势将成为明天《卫报》的头条。
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...lead-off batter Otis Nixon.
第一位击球手奥蒂斯·尼克松
SUBSTANCES 物质
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N-UNCOUNT 铅
Lead is a soft, grey, heavy metal....drinking water supplied by old-fashioned lead pipes.
由老式铅管输送的饮用水
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N-UNCOUNT 枪弹；子弹；枪子儿
Lead is sometimes used to refer to bullets.Eventually Bogart pumps him full of lead.
最后博加特开枪扫射，把他打成了马蜂窝。
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N-COUNT （铅笔的）笔芯
The lead in a pencil is the centre part of it which makes a mark on paper.
noun
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- the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
- the lead was in the dummy
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- a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
- he takes the lead in any group
- we were just waiting for someone to take the lead
- they didn't follow our lead
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- a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
- it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads
- Synonym: jumper cable jumper lead booster cable
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- mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness;the marking substance in a pencil
- Synonym: pencil lead
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- thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing
- Synonym: leading
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- restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal
- Synonym: leash tether
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- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine
- Synonym: spark advance
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- an advantage held by a competitor in a race
- he took the lead at the last turn
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- evidence pointing to a possible solution
- the police are following a promising lead
- the trail led straight to the perpetrator
- Synonym: track trail
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- the introductory section of a story
- it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter
- Synonym: lead-in lede
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- a news story of major importance
- Synonym: lead story
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- an indication of potential opportunity
- he got a tip on the stock market
- a good lead for a job
- Synonym: tip steer confidential information wind hint
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- (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
- he took a long lead off first
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- an actor who plays a principal role
- Synonym: star principal
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- (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning
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- the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)
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- a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element;bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey
- the children were playing with lead soldiers
- Synonym: Pb atomic number 82
verb
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- cause to undertake a certain action
- Her greed led her to forge the checks
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- preside over
- John moderated the discussion
- Synonym: moderate chair
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- lead, as in the performance of a composition;Barenboim conducted the Chicago symphony for years"
- conduct an orchestr
- Synonym: conduct direct
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- move ahead (of others) in time or space
- Synonym: precede
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- travel in front of;go in advance of others
- The procession was headed by John
- Synonym: head
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- take somebody somewhere
- We lead him to our chief
- can you take me to the main entrance?
- He conducted us to the palace
- Synonym: take direct conduct guide
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- be in charge of
- Who is heading this project?
- Synonym: head
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- be conducive to
- The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing
- Synonym: contribute conduce
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- have as a result or residue
- The water left a mark on the silk dress
- Her blood left a stain on the napkin
- Synonym: leave result
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- tend to or result in
- This remark lead to further arguments among the guests
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- stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope;run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- Service runs all the way to Cranbury
- His knowledge doesn't go very far
- My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
- The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets
- Synonym: run go pass extend
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- lead, extend, or afford access
- This door goes to the basement
- The road runs South
- Synonym: go
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- cause something to pass or lead somewhere
- Run the wire behind the cabinet
- Synonym: run
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- be ahead of others;be the first
- she topped her class every year
- Synonym: top
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Who will lead the party in the next election ?
下一届选举谁来领导这个党？
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Her past experience made her uniquely suited to lead the campaign .
她以往的经历使她格外适合领导这场运动。
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You go first , I 'll take my lead from you .
你领头，我来照样做。
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We lead the way in space technology .
我们在航天技术方面处于领先地位。
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If we take the lead in this , others may follow .
如果我们在这方面带头行动，其余的人就会跟着来。
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I tried to lead the discussion back to the main issue .
我试图把讨论引回到主要问题上。
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She has tried to lead a good life .
她努力规规矩矩地生活。
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She was offered the leading role in the new TV series .
她获得主演那部新的电视连续剧的机会。
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Germany is playing a leading role on the international stage .
德国在国际政治舞台上起着主导作用。
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He should be able to lead a perfectly normal life .
他应该能够过上完全正常的生活。
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Social and political problems led to the outbreak of war .
社会和政治问题导致了战争的爆发。
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Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems .
食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。
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We led a poor but happy enough existence as children .
我们儿时的生活虽然贫穷却过得很愉快。
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Who would like to lead off the debate ?
谁愿带头发言开始辩论？
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They lead the field in home entertainment systems .
他们在家庭娱乐设备行业中居领先地位。
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Just where is all this leading us ?
这一切到底是要将我们引向何处？
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A single red LED shows that the power is switched on .
单支红色发光二极管表示电源已接通。
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He swept into the lead with an almost perfect performance .
他以几近完美的表现跨入领先位置。
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She started the last lap just behind the leading group .
她开始跑最后一圈时紧跟在领先的一组人后面。
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She had a leading role in shaping party policy .
该党奉行何种政策，她起着主导作用。
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She 's one of the leading lights in the opera world .
她是歌剧界的一位大腕。
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The officer leading the investigation has been taken off the case .
主持调查此案的警员已被撤下。
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Dogs must be kept on a lead in the park .
狗在公园里必须系着牵狗带。
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We aim to help the less able in society to lead an independent life .
我们的宗旨是帮助社会上能力较弱的人独立生活。
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In spite of his age , he still leads an active life .
尽管年事已高，他依旧过着一种忙碌的生活。
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For the past three years they have been leading totally separate lives .
三年来，他们完全是各过各的生活。
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A short flight of steps led up to the door .
上几磴台阶就到了门口。
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Multiplication of cells leads to rapid growth of the organism .
细胞的繁殖导致有机体的迅速生长。
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Who is in the leading role ?
谁扮演主角？
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The path led through the trees to the river .
这条小路穿过树林通向河边。
指带领某人至某处，也指为某人或某物引路，引申则指引导某人的行为或观点。
He guided us through a small lane to the bus stop.
他带着我们走过小巷奔向汽车站。
Searchlights were used to guide the steamer into the harbour.
用探照灯引领轮船进港。
When I lose my way, you help guide and cheer me on.
我迷失方向时，你帮助引导我，鼓励我。
指引领某人去某处，或带游客游览。
On arrival, he was conducted to the headquarters.
到达之后，他被带到了司令部。
The guide conducted us around the oldest museum in the country.
导游带我们游览了该国最古老的博物馆。
指为某人指示方向，但不是亲自带路。
Can you direct me to the railway station?
你能告诉我到火车站怎么走吗？
He asked the little girl to direct him to the zoo.
他请这个小姑娘告诉他怎么去动物园。
指引领某人至某处，或走在前面给一群人、动物、车队或船队引路或开道。
The waiter led us to our table.
侍者把我们带到桌边。
The guide led us to the cathedral.
向导把我们带到大教堂。
The flagship led the fleet.
旗舰引领着舰队。
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