lead

verb

带路 show the way

1. 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
   1. He led us out into the grounds.
      他领我们进了庭园。
   2. The receptionist led the way to the boardroom.
      接待员领路来到董事会会议室。
   3. She led the horse back into the stable.
      她把那匹马牵回了马厩。
   4. 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。
   5. If you lead, I'll follow.
      你领头，我跟着。

连接两事物 connect two things

2. （与…）相连，相通
   to connect one object or place to another
   1. the pipe leading from the top of the water tank
      与水箱顶部相通的管道
   2. The wire led to a speaker.
      这电线连接着扬声器。

道路；小路；门 of road/path/door

3. 通向；通往
   to go in a particular direction or to a particular place
   1. A path led up the hill.
      有一条小路通往山顶。
   2. Which door leads to the yard?
      哪扇门通向庭院？
   3. The track led us through a wood.
      我们沿着那条小道穿过了树林。

原因 cause

4. 导致，造成（后果）
   to have sth as a result
   1. Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
      食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。
5. 使得出（观点）；引导（某人）
   to be the reason why sb does or thinks sth
   1. What led you to this conclusion?
      你是如何得出这个结论的？
   2. He's too easily led (= easily persuaded to do or think sth) .
      他太容易受人左右了。
   3. 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。
   4. 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

6. 过（某种生活）
   to have a particular type of life
   1. 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

7. 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
   1. 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。
   2. We lead the way in space technology.
      我们在航天技术方面处于领先地位。
   3. The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds.
      冠军领先了18秒钟。

控制 be in control

8. 控制；掌管；领导；率领
   to be in control of sth; to be the leader of sth
   1. to lead an expedition
      率领探险队
   2. to lead a discussion
      主持讨论
   3. 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

9. 开牌；率先出牌
   to play first; to play sth as your first card
   1. It's your turn to lead.
      轮到你开牌了。
   2. to lead the ten of clubs
      先出梅花十

noun

首位 first place

1. （竞赛中的）领先地位
   the position ahead of everyone else in a race or competition
   1. She took the lead in the second lap.
      她在第二圈时领先。
   2. He has gone into the lead .
      他已处于领先地位。
   3. The Democrats now appear to be in the lead .
      现在看来好像民主党人占优势。
   4. to hold/lose the lead
      保持 / 失去领先地位
   5. 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。
2. 超前量；领先的距离
   the amount or distance that sb/sth is in front of sb/sth else
   1. 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。
   2. The polls have given Labour a five-point lead.
      投票选举中工党领先五个百分点。
   3. a commanding/comfortable lead
      遥遥 / 轻松领先
   4. to increase/widen your lead
      加大 / 扩大领先优势
   5. 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

3. 实例；范例；榜样
   an example or action for people to copy
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. You go first, I'll take my lead from you.
      你领头，我来照样做。

信息 information

4. （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
   1. 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

5. （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
   1. Who is playing the lead ?
      谁是主演？
   2. the male/female lead
      男 / 女主角
   3. a lead role
      主角的角色
   4. the lead singer in a band
      乐队的主唱歌手

狗 for dog

6. （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
   1. 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

7. 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

BEING AHEAD OR TAKING SOMEONE SOMEWHERE 领先；带领某人去某处

1. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle...
      他虽然拄着拐杖，但依然带领士兵们投入战斗。
   3. Tom was leading, a rifle slung over his back.
      汤姆走在前面，背上挂着一支步枪。
2. 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.
   1. He took Dickon by the hand to lead him into the house...
      他牵着迪康的手把他领进屋。
   2. She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains...
      她交代人是她杀的，并带警察去他的尸首处。
   3. Leading the horse, Evandar walked to the door.
      伊万德牵着马走到门前。
3. 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.
   1. ...the doors that led to the yard.
      通往院子的大门
   2. ...a short roadway leading to the car park...
      通往停车场的一小段路
   3. Hundreds of people are said to have blocked a main highway leading north.
      据称有数百人堵住了一条往北的主干公路。
4. 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.
   1. He's leading in the presidential race...
      他在总统竞选中领先。
   2. So far Fischer leads by five wins to two...
      目前费希尔以5胜2负领先。
   3. Aston Villa last led the League in March 1990.
      阿斯顿维拉队上一次赢得联赛冠军是在1990年3月。
5. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. Labour are still in the lead in the opinion polls.
      工党在民意测验中仍然领先。
6. 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.
   1. ...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。
   2. His goal gave Forest a two-goal lead against Southampton...
      他的进球使森林队以两球领先南安普敦队。
   3. Sainz now has a lead of 28 points.
      塞恩斯目前领先28分。
7. 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.
   1. 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。
   2. ...foodstores such as Marks & Spencer, which led the market in microwaveable meals.
      玛莎百货等在微波炉食品市场占主导地位的食品卖场
8. 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.
   1. He led the country between 1949 and 1984...
      1949到1984年间他是该国领导人。
   2. Mr Mendes was leading a campaign to save Brazil's rainforest from exploitation.
      门德斯先生正领导一场运动，以拯救遭到乱砍滥伐的巴西热带雨林。
9. 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.
   1. ...the need for the president to give a moral lead...
      需要总统树立一个道德榜样
   2. The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation...
      美国和日本海军是发展海军航空部队的佼佼者。
   3. Over the next 150 years, many others followed his lead.
      随后150年，许多人效法于他。
10. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Most of the women in here are not people who have led a life of crime.
       这里的女子大多没有犯罪前科。
11. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. He warned yesterday that a pay rise for teachers would lead to job cuts.
       他昨天警告说，给教师们加薪会导致职位的裁减。
12. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. What was it ultimately that led you to leave Sarajevo for Zagreb?
       最终是什么让你离开萨拉热窝前往萨格勒布的？
13. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. It was not as straightforward as we were led to believe.
       这事并非如我们所误以为的那样简单。
14. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. He planned to lead the conversation and keep Matt from changing the subject.
       他计划控制谈话局面，不让马特转换话题。
15. 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.
    1. Well, I think that leads me to the real point.
       这个嘛，我看这让我说到正题了。
16. 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.
    1. 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。
17. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. The leads are Jack Hawkins and Glynis Johns.
       杰克·霍金斯和格莉妮斯·约翰斯主演。
18. 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.
    1. 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。

in AM, use 美国英语用 leash


19. 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.
20. 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.
    1. 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。
    2. Cossiga's reaction is the lead story in the Italian press.
       科西加的反应成了意大利各大媒体的头条新闻。
21. See also: leading -led. to lead someone astray

SUBSTANCES 物质

1. N-UNCOUNT 铅
   Lead is a soft, grey, heavy metal.
   1. ...drinking water supplied by old-fashioned lead pipes.
      由老式铅管输送的饮用水
2. N-UNCOUNT 枪弹；子弹；枪子儿
   Lead is sometimes used to refer to bullets.
   1. Eventually Bogart pumps him full of lead.
      最后博加特开枪扫射，把他打成了马蜂窝。
3. （铅笔的）笔芯
   The lead in a pencil is the centre part of it which makes a mark on paper.

1. 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。
2. He walks with a stick but still leads his soldiers into battle
   他虽然拄着拐杖，但依然带领士兵们投入战斗。
3. Tom was leading, a rifle slung over his back.
   汤姆走在前面，背上挂着一支步枪。
4. He took Dickon by the hand to lead him into the house
   他牵着迪康的手把他领进屋。
5. She confessed to the killing and led police to his remains
   她交代人是她杀的，并带警察去他的尸首处。
6. Leading the horse, Evandar walked to the door.
   伊万德牵着马走到门前。
7. Hundreds of people are said to have blocked a main highway leading north.
   据称有数百人堵住了一条往北的主干公路。
8. He's leading in the presidential race
   他在总统竞选中领先。
9. Aston Villa last led the League in March 1990.
   阿斯顿维拉队上一次赢得联赛冠军是在1990年3月。
10. 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。
11. Labour are still in the lead in the opinion polls.
    工党在民意测验中仍然领先。
12. His goal gave Forest a two-goal lead against Southampton
    他的进球使森林队以两球领先南安普敦队。
13. Sainz now has a lead of 28 points.
    塞恩斯目前领先28分。
14. 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。
15. He led the country between 1949 and 1984
    1949到1984年间他是该国领导人。
16. Mr Mendes was leading a campaign to save Brazil's rainforest from exploitation.
    门德斯先生正领导一场运动，以拯救遭到乱砍滥伐的巴西热带雨林。
17. The American and Japanese navies took the lead in the development of naval aviation
    美国和日本海军是发展海军航空部队的佼佼者。
18. 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。
19. 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。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. Well, I think that leads me to the real point.
    这个嘛，我看这让我说到正题了。
24. 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。
25. 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。
26. 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。
27. 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。
28. Eventually Bogart pumps him full of lead.
    最后博加特开枪扫射，把他打成了马蜂窝。

  guide conduct direct lead【导航词义：引导】

  guide v. 带领，引导

〔辨析〕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。

  conduct v. 〈正式〉引导，带领；为…导游

〔辨析〕指引领某人去某处，或带游客游览。

  direct v. 〈正式〉给…指路

〔辨析〕指为某人指示方向，但不是亲自带路。

  lead v. 引领，带领；给…当先导

〔辨析〕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。

lead off (from) sth

1. 起始于（某地）
   to start at a place and go away from it

lead off

lead sth↔off

1. 开始（某事）
   to start sth
   1. the pipe leading from the top of the water tank
      与水箱顶部相通的管道
   2. The wire led to a speaker.
      这电线连接着扬声器。

lead sb on

1. 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
   1. A path led up the hill.
      有一条小路通往山顶。
   2. Which door leads to the yard?
      哪扇门通向庭院？
   3. The track led us through a wood.
      我们沿着那条小道穿过了树林。

lead up to sth

1. 是…的先导；是导致…的原因
   to be an introduction to or the cause of sth
   1. Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
      食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。

lead with sth

1. 把…作为头条新闻
   to have sth as the main item of news
2. （用…手）率先出击，开始进攻
   to use a particular hand to begin an attack
   1. to lead a quiet life/a life of luxury/a miserable existence
      过宁静 / 奢侈 / 悲惨的生活

v.

lead sb by the nose

• 牵着某人的鼻子走；完全操纵（或控制）某人
  to make sb do everything you want; to control sb completely

lead (sb) nowhere

• 毫无成果
  to have no successful result for sb
  1. This discussion is leading us nowhere.
     我们这场讨论将毫无结果。

lead sb a (merry) dance

• 给某人造成许多麻烦（或忧虑）
  to cause sb a lot of trouble or worry

lead from the front

• 带头；带动；引导
  to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do

lead sb up/down the garden path

• 给某人误导的信息（或提示）；误导某人
  to make sb believe sth which is not true

the blind leading the blind

• 盲人教盲人；盲人引导瞎子
  a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge

you can lead/take a horse to water, but you can't make it drink

• 牵马近水易，逼马饮水难；机会可以给，做不做由人；老牛不饮水，不能强按头
  you can give sb the opportunity to do sth, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to

one thing leads to another

• （暗示事情的发展过程显而易见）一来二去，自然而然
  used to suggest that the way one event or action leads to others is so obvious that it does not need to be stated
  1. He offered me a ride home one night, and, well, one thing led to another and now we're married!
     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！

n.

go down like a lead balloon

• 非常失败；不被接受
  to be very unsuccessful; to not be accepted by people

swing the lead

• 装病偷懒
  to pretend to be ill/sick when in fact you are not, especially to avoid work
  1. I don't think there's anything wrong with her─she's just swinging the lead.
     我认为她没有什么病，只不过是在装病偷懒而已。

noun

1. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge
   1. the lead was in the dummy

2. a position of leadership (especially in the phrase `take the lead')
   1. he takes the lead in any group
   2. we were just waiting for someone to take the lead
   3. they didn't follow our lead

3. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire
   1. it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads

   Synonym:    jumper cablejumper leadbooster cable

4. mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness

   Synonym:    pencil lead

5. thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing

   Synonym:    leading

6. restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal

   Synonym:    leashtether

7. the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine

   Synonym:    spark advance

8. an advantage held by a competitor in a race
   1. he took the lead at the last turn

9. evidence pointing to a possible solution
   1. the police are following a promising lead
   2. the trail led straight to the perpetrator

   Synonym:    tracktrail

10. the introductory section of a story
    1. it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter

    Synonym:    lead-inlede

11. a news story of major importance

    Synonym:    lead story

12. an indication of potential opportunity
    1. he got a tip on the stock market
    2. a good lead for a job

    Synonym:    tipsteerconfidential informationwindhint

13. (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base
    1. he took a long lead off first

14. an actor who plays a principal role

    Synonym:    starprincipal

15. (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning

16. the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile)

17. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element
    1. the children were playing with lead soldiers

    Synonym:    Pbatomic number 82

verb

1. cause to undertake a certain action
   1. Her greed led her to forge the checks

2. preside over
   1. John moderated the discussion

   Synonym:    moderatechair

3. lead, as in the performance of a composition
   1. conduct an orchestr

   Synonym:    conductdirect

4. move ahead (of others) in time or space

   Synonym:    precede

5. travel in front of
   1. The procession was headed by John

   Synonym:    head

6. take somebody somewhere
   1. We lead him to our chief
   2. can you take me to the main entrance?
   3. He conducted us to the palace

   Synonym:    takedirectconductguide

7. be in charge of
   1. Who is heading this project?

   Synonym:    head

8. be conducive to
   1. The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing

   Synonym:    contributeconduce

9. have as a result or residue
   1. The water left a mark on the silk dress
   2. Her blood left a stain on the napkin

   Synonym:    leaveresult

10. tend to or result in
    1. This remark lead to further arguments among the guests

11. stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope
    1. Service runs all the way to Cranbury
    2. His knowledge doesn't go very far
    3. My memory extends back to my fourth year of life
    4. The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets

    Synonym:    rungopassextend

12. lead, extend, or afford access
    1. This door goes to the basement
    2. The road runs South

    Synonym:    go

13. cause something to pass or lead somewhere
    1. Run the wire behind the cabinet

    Synonym:    run

14. be ahead of others
    1. she topped her class every year

    Synonym:    top