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1. Oxford Dictionary

   lead

   • IPA[liːd]

   英式

   • v.
     cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward；show (someone or something) the way to a destination by going in front of or beside them
   • n.
     the initiative in an action; an example for others to follow；a piece of information that may help in the resolution of a problem

   • verb: lead, 3rd person present: leads, gerund or present participle: leading, past tense: led, past participle: led

   • noun: lead, plural noun: leads

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause (a person or animal) to go with one by holding them by the hand, a halter, a rope, etc. while moving forward she emerged leading a bay horse 同義詞 guide, conduct, show, show someone the way, lead the way, ... 更多usher, escort, steer, pilot, marshal, shepherd, accompany, see, take, help, assist反義詞 follow
   • ▪ show (someone or something) the way to a destination by going in front of or beside them she stood up and led her friend to the door 同義詞 be at the head of, be at the front of, head, spearhead反義詞 follow
   • 2. be a route or means of access to a particular place or in a particular direction the door led to a long hallway a farm track led off to the left 同義詞 open on to, give on to, connect with/to, provide a route to, communicate with
   • ▪ be a reason or motive for (someone) nothing that I have read about the case leads me to the conclusion that anything untoward happened a fascination for art led him to start a collection of paintings
   • ▪ culminate or result in (a particular event or consequence) closing the plant will lead to 300 job losses 同義詞 result in, cause, bring on, bring about, call forth, ... 更多give rise to, be the cause of, make happen, create, produce, occasion, effect, engender, generate, contribute to, be conducive to, add to, be instrumental in, have a hand in, have a part in, help, promote, advance, precipitate, hasten, accelerate, quicken, push forward, prompt, expedite, further, speed up, provoke, stir up, spark off, trigger (off), set off, touch off, arouse, rouse, excite, foment, instigate, cost, involve, necessitate, invite, risk, elicit, entail, rareeffectuate, conduce to
   • 3. be in charge or command of a military delegation was led by the Chief of Staff 同義詞 be the leader of, be the head of, preside over, hold sway over, head, ... 更多command, direct, govern, rule, be in charge of, be in command of, be in control of, have control of, have charge of, regulate, supervise, superintend, oversee, chair, run, mastermind, orchestrate, control, conduct, guide, be at the helm of, take the chair of, administer, organize, manage, dominate, master, reign over, domineer, be in power over, informalhead up, run the show, call the shots反義詞 serve in
   • ▪ organize and direct the conference included sessions led by people with personal knowledge of the area
   • ▪ be the principal player of (a group of musicians) since the forties he has led his own big bands 同義詞 be at the head of, be at the front of, head, spearhead反義詞 follow
   • ▪ set (a process) in motion they are waiting for an expansion of world trade to lead a recovery
   • ▪ (of a base runner) be in a position to run from a base while standing off the base.
   • ▪ (in card games) play (the first card) in a trick or round of play he led the ace and another heart
   • 4. have the advantage over competitors in a race or game he followed up with a break of 105 to lead 3-0 the Wantage jockey was leading the field 同義詞 be ahead, be winning, be in front, be out in front, be in the lead, ... 更多be first, come first反義詞 be losing, lose
   • ▪ be superior to (competitors or colleagues) there will be specific areas or skills in which other nations lead the world 同義詞 be at the front of, be first in, be ahead of, head, outdistance, ... 更多outrun, outstrip, outpace, leave behind, get (further) ahead of, draw away from, shake off, outdo, excel, exceed, surpass, outclass, transcend, top, trump, cap, beat, better, widen the gap, informalleave standing, walk away from, run rings around, archaicoutrival, outvie反義詞 follow, trail
   • 5. have or experience (a particular way of life) she's led a completely sheltered life 同義詞 experience, have, live, pass, spend, ... 更多undergo

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the initiative in an action; an example for others to follow Britain is now taking the lead in environmental policies 同義詞 first position, head place, forefront, primacy, dominance, ... 更多superiority, precedence, ascendancy, pre-eminence, supremacy, advantage, edge, upper hand, whip hand, head start反義詞 last position
   • ▪ a piece of information that may help in the resolution of a problem detectives investigating the murder are chasing new leads I have a lead on a job that sounds really promising 同義詞 clue, pointer, guide, hint, tip, ... 更多tip-off, suggestion, indication, indicator, sign, signal, intimation, inkling, evidence, information
   • ▪ a person or thing that may be useful, especially a potential customer or business opportunity setting up a social networking page can help you get numerous leads the goal of marketing is to generate leads so the sales people can close them
   • ▪ (in card games) an act or right of playing first in a trick or round of play it's your lead
   • ▪ the card played first in a trick or round the ♦8 was an inspired lead
   • 2. a position of advantage in a contest; first place the team burst into life and took the lead they were beaten 5-3 after twice being in the lead 同義詞 leading position, leading place, first place, advance position, van, ... 更多vanguard, ahead, in front, winning, leading the field, to the fore, informalup front反義詞 last, losing
   • ▪ an amount by which a competitor is ahead of the others the team held a slender one-goal lead 同義詞 winning margin, margin, gap, interval
   • 3. the chief part in a play or film she had the lead in a new film the lead role 同義詞 leading role, star/starring role, star part, title role, principal part, ... 更多star, principal character, male lead, female lead, leading man, leading lady, hero, heroine, protagonist反義詞 bit part, extra
   • ▪ the person playing the chief part he still looked like a romantic lead
   • ▪ the chief performer or instrument of a specified type a lead guitarist
   • ▪ the item of news given the greatest prominence in a newspaper, broadcast, etc. the ‘pensions revolution’ is the lead in the Times the lead story on CNN
   • ▪ US the opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story the newswire will be offering two different leads for certain stories, so editors can pick and choose
   • 4. British a strap or cord for restraining and guiding a dog or other domestic animal the dog is our constant walking companion and is always kept on a lead 同義詞 leash, tether, rein, cord, rope, ... 更多chain, line
   • 5. British a wire that conveys electric current from a source to an appliance, or that connects two points of a circuit together.
   • 6. the distance advanced by a screw in one turn.
   • 7. an artificial watercourse leading to a mill.
   • ▪ a channel of water in an ice field.

   片語

   • lead someone astray
   • lead someone by the nose
   • lead from the front
   • lead someone up the garden path
   • lead with one's chin
   • lead on
   • lead up to
   • lead with