英汉词典

lead 基本解释

• n. 领导；铅；导线；榜样
• vt. 领导；致使；引导；指挥
• vi. 领导；导致；用水砣测深
• adj. 带头的；最重要的
• n. (Lead)人名；(英)利德

lead 词态变化

lead 中文词源

来自PIE*leit,向前走，词源同lodestar,lodestone.引申词义引导，领导。

来自Proto-Germanic*lauda,铅，可能进一步来自PIE*ploud,流动，流体，词源同plumb,plumber.因铅是一种易溶易锻造的金属元素而得名，据历史记载，人们利用和使用铅的历史可追溯自公元6000多年前，该遗址位于今土耳其境内。

lead 英文词源

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lead: [OE] English has two words lead, spelled the same but of course pronounced differently and with a very different history. The verb goes back to a prehistoric West and North Germanic *laithjan. This was derived from *laithō ‘way, journey’ (from which English gets load); so etymologically lead means ‘cause to go along one’s way’. Its Germanic relatives include German leiten, Dutch leiden, Swedish leda, and Danish lede. Lead the metal is probably of Celtic origin.

The prehistoric Celtic word for ‘lead’ was *loudiā, which may have come ultimately from an Indo-European source meaning ‘flow’ (a reference to the metal’s low melting point). Its modern descendants include Irish luaidhe and Gaelic luaidh. It could well have been borrowed into prehistoric West Germanic as *lauda, which would have produced modern German lot ‘solder’, Dutch lood ‘lead’, and English lead.
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lead (v.1)

"to guide," Old English lædan "cause to go with one, lead, guide, conduct, carry; sprout forth; bring forth, pass (one's life)," causative of liðan "to travel," from Proto-Germanic *laidjan (cognates: Old Saxon lithan, Old Norse liða "to go," Old High German ga-lidan "to travel," Gothic ga-leiþan "to go"), from PIE *leit- "to go forth."

Meaning "to be in first place" is from late 14c. Sense in card playing is from 1670s. Related: Led; leading. Lead-off "commencement, beginning" attested from 1879; lead-in "introduction, opening" is from 1928.

lead (n.1)

heavy metal, Old English lead, from West Germanic *loudhom (cognates: Old Frisian lad, Middle Dutch loot, Dutch lood "lead," German Lot "weight, plummet"). The name and the skill in using the metal seem to have been borrowed from the Celts (compare Old Irish luaide), probably from PIE root *plou(d)- "to flow."

Figurative of heaviness since at least early 14c. Black lead was an old name for "graphite," hence lead pencil (1680s) and the colloquial figurative phrase to have lead in one's pencil "be possessed of (especially male sexual) vigor," attested by 1902. Lead balloon "a failure," American English slang, attested by 1957 (as a type of something heavy that can be kept up only with effort, from 1904). Lead-footed "slow" is from 1896; opposite sense of "fast" emerged 1940s in trucker's jargon, from notion of a foot heavy on the gas pedal.

lead (n.2)

c. 1300, "action of leading," from lead (v.1). Meaning "the front or leading place" is from 1560s. Johnson stigmatized it as "a low, despicable word." Sense in card-playing is from 1742; in theater, from 1831; in journalism, from 1912; in jazz bands, from 1934.

lead (v.2)

early 15c., "to make of lead," from lead (n.1). Meaning "to cover with lead" is from mid-15c. Related: Leaded (early 13c.); leading.

lead 词组搭配

lead 英文释义

1. a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull gray;

"the children were playing with lead soldiers"

2. an advantage held by a competitor in a race;

"he took the lead at the last turn"

3. evidence pointing to a possible solution;

"the police are following a promising lead"

"the trail led straight to the perpetrator"

4. 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"

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

6. the introductory section of a story;

"it was an amusing lead-in to a very serious matter"

7. an actor who plays a principal role

8. (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base;

"he took a long lead off first"

9. an indication of potential opportunity;

"he got a tip on the stock market"

"a good lead for a job"

10. a news story of major importance

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

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

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

14. mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil

15. a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire;

"it was a tangle of jumper cables and clip leads"

16. the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge;

"the lead was in the dummy"

lead 同义词解析

direct, conduct, guide, lead, pilot

这些动词都含"引导"之意。

direct： 指为某人指方向，但自己不一定亲自引路，也可表示指导一群人的事或活动。

conduct： 正式用词，指引导某人去某处，强调亲自带领；也强调监督管理一群有共同目的或目标的人。

guide： 普通用词，可与conduct换用，指引导者与被引导者双方彼此合作，共同努力的关系。

lead： 指走在前面给某人引路或带路人共同去达到某一目标。用于抽象意义时，指在某项活动或运动中起主导和组织作用。

pilot： 从原义"为飞机、轮船导航"借喻为指亲自带领某人去某处。

lead 双语例句

1. Politicians say it could lead to a dissolution of parliament.

政客们说这可能会导致议会解散。

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2. The group proceeded with a march they knew would lead to bloodshed.

这个团体继续示威游行，他们知道这将导致流血事件的发生。

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3. This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.

这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。

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4. Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion.

缺乏锻炼会导致抑郁和疲劳。

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5. 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 实用场景例句

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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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。

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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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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。

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...the doors that led to the yard.

通往院子的大门

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...a short roadway leading to the car park...

通往停车场的一小段路

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He's leading in the presidential race...

他在总统竞选中领先。

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So far Fischer leads by five wins to two...

目前费希尔以5胜2负领先。

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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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Labour are still in the lead in the opinion polls.

工党在民意测验中仍然领先。

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...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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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。

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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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...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

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He led the country between 1949 and 1984...

1949到1984年间他是该国领导人。

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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。

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...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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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。

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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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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。

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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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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。

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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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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？

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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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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。

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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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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。

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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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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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