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| 1 | singular the first position at a particular time during a race or competition （赛跑或竞赛中的）领先地位 |
| He regained his lead in the final lap of the race. 他在比赛的最后一圈中重新夺得领先地位。 |
| in the lead (=winning) The latest polls show the Labour candidate in the lead. 领先的 |
| take the lead (=start winning) Liverpool took an early lead with a goal in the fourth minute. 开始领先 |
| have/hold the lead (=be winning) We had the lead until the beginning of the second half. 领先 |
| | 1a | singular the distance , amount of time , number of points etc by which someone is winning a race or competition （某人在赛跑或竞赛中的）超前量，领先程度 | | a narrow/commanding lead 微弱的/压倒性的领先优势 | | They’ ve now increased their lead to three points. 他们已把领先优势拉大到3分。 | | have a lead of The Spanish rider has a lead of 35 seconds over his nearest rival. 这位西班牙骑手比离他最近的对手领先了35秒。 | |
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| 2 | C the main part for an actor in a play , film , or television programme 主角 |
| play the lead (in sth) She’ s playing the lead in her school play. 她将担任学校戏剧中的主角。 |
| | 2a | C the main actor in a play , film , or television programme （在戏、电影或电视节目中）扮演主角的演员 | | the male/female lead Glenn Close was chosen as the female lead. 格伦·克洛斯被选定为女主角。 | |
| | 2b | a lead singer , dancer , guitar etc is the main singer , dancer , guitar player etc in a group 领唱者；领舞者；第一吉他手 | |
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| 3 | C a piece of information that may help someone to solve a problem or find out the truth about something , especially a crime 线索 |
| The investigation will be scaled down unless new leads are discovered. 如果没有发现新的线索，调查规模将被缩小。 |
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| 4 | C an action that is an example for someone to copy 榜样；典范 |
| give a lead The United States was criticized for not having given a lead. 美国由于没有起模范带头作用而受到指责。 |
| follow sb’ s lead North Korea is to follow China’ s lead in attracting foreign capital and expertise. 朝鲜打算效法中国吸引外资和国外专业技术。 |
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| 5 | C the most important story on the front page of a newspaper , or the first piece of news on a news broadcast （报纸的）头版新闻报道；（新闻广播的）头条新闻 |
| the lead on all today’ s front pages 今天所有报纸的头版新闻报道 |
| a lead story It was the lead story on the evening news. 它是晚间新闻报道的头条新闻。 |
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| 6 | C a long narrow piece of leather , chain etc that you fasten to the collar around a dog’ s neck in order to control the dog . AMERICAN usuallyleash （牵狗用的）皮带，链子 |
| on a lead All dogs must be kept on a lead in the park. 在公园里所有的狗都得牵着。 |
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| 7 | C BRITISH an electrical wire that connects a piece of equipment such as a television or a telephone to a power supply . AMERICANcord 导线；引线；连接线 |
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| 8 | singular AMERICAN the management or leadership of an organization or company （机构或公司的）领导地位 |
| She took over the lead of the corporation after her father’ s death. 父亲去世后她接任了该公司的领导职位。 |
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| - | sb’ s lead
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| someone’ s right to begin a part of a card game by playing one of their cards first |
| 某人的开牌权 |
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| - | take the lead
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| 1 | to start winning a race or competition （赛跑或竞赛中）开始领先 | She took the lead ten miles into the marathon. 在马拉松赛中她跑了10英里后开始领先。 | |
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| 2 | to accept responsibility for dealing with a situation 负责 | The United States took the lead in trying to salvage a deal at the peace talks. 美国负责在和平谈判中设法挽回一项协议。 | |
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| 3 | to do something as an example for others to follow 树立榜样；带头 | British farmers took the lead by sending tons of grain to the drought-stricken areas. 英国农场主带头将大量的谷物送往遭受旱灾的地区。 | |
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| Words frequently used with lead | | lead 的常见搭配词 | | verbs | establish, extend, have, hold, increase, maintain, regain, take, | 1 | | | |
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