lead1
verb OPAL S
/liːd/
/liːd/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they lead | /liːd/ /liːd/ |
| he / she / it leads | /liːdz/ /liːdz/ |
| past simple led | /led/ /led/ |
| past participle led | /led/ /led/ |
| -ing form leading | /ˈliːdɪŋ/ /ˈliːdɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] 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
带路；领路；引领 - If you lead, I'll follow.
你领头，我跟着。 - lead somebody/something + adv./prep. He led us out into the grounds.
他领我们进了庭院。 - The receptionist led the way to the boardroom.
接待员领路到董事会会议室。 - She led the horse back into the stable.
她把那匹马牵回了马厩。 - The robbers led police on a high-speed chase through the city.
抢劫犯带领警察在城市中进行高速追逐。 - (figurative) 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。
Synonyms taketake- lead
- escort
- drive
- show
- walk
- guide
- usher
- direct
- take to go with somebody from one place to another, for example in order to show them something or to show them the way to a place:
- It’s too far to walk—I’ll take you by car.
步行路太远，我开车送你去。
- It’s too far to walk—I’ll take you by car.
- lead to go with or go in front of somebody in order to show them the way or to make them go in the right direction:
- Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。
- Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
- escort to go with somebody in order to protect or guard them or to show them the way:
- The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.
总统在十二名保镖的护送下到达。
- The president arrived, escorted by twelve bodyguards.
- drive to take somebody somewhere in a car, taxi, etc:
- My mother drove us to the airport.
我母亲开车把我们送到了机场。
- My mother drove us to the airport.
- show to take somebody to a particular place, in the right direction, or along the correct route:
- The attendant showed us to our seats.
服务员把我们带到我们的座位。
- The attendant showed us to our seats.
- walk to go somewhere with somebody on foot, especially in order to make sure that they get there safely; to take an animal, especially a dog, for a walk or make an animal walk somewhere:
- He always walked her home.
他经常护送她走回家。 - Have you walked the dog yet today?
你今天遛狗了吗？
- He always walked her home.
- guide to show somebody the way to a place, often by going with them; to show somebody a place that you know well:
- 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。
- She guided us through the busy streets.
- usher (rather formal) to politely take or show somebody 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。
- She ushered her guests to their seats.
- direct (rather formal) to tell or show somebody 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。
- A young woman directed them to the station.
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide/usher/direct somebody to/out of/into something
- to take/lead/escort/drive/show/walk/guide somebody around/round
- to take/lead/escort/drive/walk somebody home
- to take/lead/escort/guide somebody to safety
- to lead/show the way
- ‘Lead on!’ said Arnold.
阿诺德说：“继续领路吧！” - Firefighters led the survivors to safety.
消防队员把幸存者带到了安全的地方。 - You lead the way and we'll follow.
你带路，我们跟着你。 - Five people helping to lead a convoy of aid are feared dead.
为救援车队带路的 5 个人恐已遇难。 - Let me lead the way.
我来带路。 - She led them along a dark corridor to a small room.
她领他们穿过黑暗的走廊来到一个小房间。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- away
- back
- on
- …
- help (to)
- allow somebody to
- let somebody
- …
- along
- down
- into
- …
- lead the way
- If you lead, I'll follow.
- [intransitive] to connect one object or place to another
（与…）相连，相通 - lead from something to something steps leading from the kitchen to the cellar
从厨房到地窖的台阶 - lead from something Disconnect the pipe leading from the top of the water tank.
把与水箱顶部相通的管道断开。 - lead to something The wire led to a speaker.
这电线连接着扬声器。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- back
- down
- …
- from
- onto
- to
- …
- lead from something to something steps leading from the kitchen to the cellar
- [intransitive, transitive] to go in a particular direction or to a particular place
通向；通往 - + adv./prep. A path led down the hill.
一条小路通向山下。 - The road led away from the house directly to the lake.
这条路从房子直接通向湖边。 - Which door leads to the yard?
哪扇门通向庭院？ - The corridor led into a spacious living room.
走廊通向一个宽敞的客厅。 - lead somebody + adv./prep. The track led us through a wood.
我们沿着那条小道穿过了树林。
Homophones lead | ledlead led/led//led/- lead noun
- Copper piping replaced the use of lead.
铜管取代了铅的使用。
- Copper piping replaced the use of lead.
- led verb (past tense, past participle of lead1)
- The staircase led to a secret passageway.
楼梯通向一条秘密通道。
- The staircase led to a secret passageway.
- a path leading from the village to the old church
从村庄通向古老教堂的小道 - An old track led back through the wood.
来时走过的老路延伸着穿过森林。 - The glass doors lead out onto a rooftop garden.
那些玻璃门通向一个屋顶花园。 - The gardens lead directly onto a beach.
公园迳直通向海滩。 - (figurative) Discussion of a client's tax affairs will lead naturally into consideration of investment options.
讨论客户的税务情况自然会引向对投资选择的考虑。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- directly
- back
- down
- …
- from
- onto
- to
- …
- + adv./prep. A path led down the hill.
- [intransitive] lead to something to have something as a result
导致，造成（后果） - The carbon tax will inevitably lead to an increase in energy bills.
碳税将不可避免地导致能源账单的增加。 - the events that eventually led to war
最终导致战争的事件 - The fire ant's painful sting can ultimately lead to death for some people.
火蚁痛苦的蛰刺最终会导致一些人死亡。 - Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems.
食用过多的糖会引起健康问题。 - A reward was offered for information leading to an arrest.
提供线索使嫌犯被捕的人可获得赏金。
Language Bank causecauseX causes YX 导致 Y - Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
儿童肥胖可能导致长期的健康问题。
- Childhood obesity can cause/lead to long-term health problems.
- Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
过去二十年生活方式及饮食的变化导致肥胖儿童数量急剧上升。
- Changes in lifestyle and diet over the last twenty years have caused/led to/resulted in a sharp increase in childhood obesity.
- Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
包括饮食及生活方式变化在内的多个因素促使肥胖儿童数量增加。
- Several factors, including changes in diet and lifestyle, have contributed to the increase in childhood obesity.
- Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
研究表明快餐和软饮料会直接导致儿童肥胖。
- Research suggests that fast food and soft drinks directly contribute to childhood obesity.
- Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
基因、生活方式和饮食都是造成儿童肥胖的重要因素。
- Genetics, lifestyle and diet are all important factors in cases of childhood obesity.
- Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
甚至生活方式及饮食的细微变化都可能带来明显的体重下降。
- Even small changes in lifestyle and diet can bring about significant weight loss.
Topics Change, cause and effecta2- Business success does not automatically lead to financial success.
商业成功不一定会赚钱。 - These measures in turn led to an increased opportunity for independent music production.
这些措施转而导致独立音乐制作机会的增加。 - Worrying about your weight is more likely to lead to low self-esteem.
对体重的担心更有可能导致自尊心低下。 - The use of soft drugs does not necessarily lead to a progression to hard drugs.
吸食软毒品不一定会发展成要吸食硬毒品。 - Such actions would most likely lead to the decline of rural communities.
这样的行动极有可能会导致乡村社区的衰落。 - Sugar and fat can easily lead to obesity.
糖和脂肪很容易导致肥胖。 - Industrialization inevitably led to the expansion of the urban working class.
工业化不可避免地导致了城市工薪阶层人数的增长。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- normally
- usually
- inevitably
- …
- can
- may
- might
- …
- to
- The carbon tax will inevitably lead to an increase in energy bills.
- [transitive] to be the reason why somebody does or thinks something
使得出（观点）；引导（某人） - lead somebody (to something) 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 something).
他太容易受人左右了。 - lead somebody to do something Circumstances eventually led her to train as a doctor.
环境最终使她接受了医生培训。 - 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。
- Some children are easily led.
有些孩子很容易被引导。 - 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。 - What we found leads us to suspect that more people may be involved.
我们发现的情况使我们怀疑也许有更多的人卷入其中。
Collocations Dictionaryadverb- normally
- usually
- inevitably
- …
- can
- may
- might
- …
- to
- lead somebody (to something) What led you to this conclusion?
- [transitive, intransitive] lead (something) to be in control of something; to be the leader of something
控制；掌管；领导；率领 - to lead a team/group
领导团队/小组 - to lead an expedition/a discussion
领导探险/讨论 - Inspector Sam Roland is leading the investigation.
萨姆·罗兰探长正在领导调查。 - Who will lead the party in the next election?
下一届选举谁来领导这个党？ - The campaign for the ban was led by Greenpeace.
这项禁令是由绿色和平组织发起的。 - A good manager leads by example (= shows people how to behave by behaving in that way themselves).
一个好的经理以身作则。
- The project is run by a team of experts led by Andrew Hall.
该项目由安德鲁·霍尔领导的专家团队负责。 - He led the first expedition to the North Pole.
他领导了第一次北极探险活动。 - Detective Inspector Adrian Eakins, who is leading the hunt for the killer, has called a press conference.
负责追捕凶手的探长阿德里安·埃金斯召开了新闻发布会。
- to lead a team/group
- [transitive, intransitive] to be the best at something; to be in first place
最擅长于；处于首位；处于领先地位 - lead (somebody/something) (in something) 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。 - lead (somebody/something) by something The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds.
冠军领先了（紧随其后的对手）18 秒钟。
- The firm's solid construction standards still lead the field.
该公司坚实的建筑水准在业内仍处于领先地位。 - He led the race for eight laps until his engine blew.
比赛中他有八圈一路领先，直到他的发动机爆裂。
- lead (somebody/something) (in something) The department led the world in cancer research.
- [transitive] lead something to have a particular type of life
过（某种生活） - We lead a very quiet life.
我们过着非常安静的生活。 - to lead a life of luxury/a miserable existence
过着奢侈/悲惨的生活 - I tried to lead as normal a life as possible.
我努力过着尽可能正常的生活。
- We lead a very quiet life.
- [transitive] lead something to cause a process to start
导致，造成（后果） - The recent economic recovery was almost entirely led by exports.
最近的经济复苏几乎完全是由出口带动的。
- The recent economic recovery was almost entirely led by exports.
- [intransitive, transitive] to play first; to play something as your first card
开牌；率先出牌 - It's your turn to lead.
轮到你开牌了。 - lead something to lead the ten of clubs
先出梅花十
- It's your turn to lead.
show the way带路
connect two things连接两事物
of road/path/door道路；小路；门
cause原因
be in control控制
be best/first属最佳／第一
life生活
process
in card games纸牌游戏
词源Old English lǣdan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch leiden and German leiten, also to load and lode.
Idioms
the blind leading the blind
- a situation in which people with almost no experience or knowledge give advice to others who also have no experience or knowledge
盲人教盲人；盲人引导瞎子
lead somebody astray
- to make somebody go in the wrong direction or do things that are wrong
通向；通往 - Jack's parents thought the other boys might lead him astray.
杰克的父母认为，其他的男孩可能会把他引入歧途。
- Jack's parents thought the other boys might lead him astray.
lead somebody by the nose
- (informal) to make somebody do everything you want; to control somebody completely
牵着某人的鼻子走；完全操纵（或控制）某人
lead the charge
- to be the first to make the effort to do something new
控制；掌管；领导；率领 - Denmark, Norway and Sweden are united in leading the charge to a cash-free economy.
丹麦、挪威和瑞典团结一致，带头向无现金经济迈进。
- Denmark, Norway and Sweden are united in leading the charge to a cash-free economy.
lead somebody a (merry) dance
- (British English, informal) to cause somebody a lot of trouble or worry
给某人造成许多麻烦（或忧虑）
lead from the front
- to take an active part in what you are telling or persuading others to do
带头；带动；引导
lead/live the life of Riley
- (old-fashioned, informal, often disapproving) to live a happy and comfortable life with no problems or responsibilities
无忧无虑地生活；安逸地生活；舒适愉快地生活 - The two crooks had been living the life of Riley.
这两个骗子一直过着赖利的生活。 - He planned to retire early and then lead the life of Riley.
他计划提前退休，然后过着赖利的生活。
- The two crooks had been living the life of Riley.
lead (somebody) nowhere
- to have no successful result for somebody
毫无成果 - This discussion is leading us nowhere.
我们这场讨论将毫无结果。 - Often there are discoveries which lead nowhere.
有些发现往往无果而终。
- This discussion is leading us nowhere.
lead somebody up/down the garden path
- (informal) to make somebody believe something that is not true
给某人误导的信息（或提示）；误导某人
one thing leads to another
- used to suggest that the way one event or action leads to others is so obvious that it does not need to be stated
（暗示事情的发展过程显而易见）一来二去，自然而然 - 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！
- He offered me a ride home one night, and, well, one thing led to another and now we're married!
you can lead/take a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink
- (saying) you can give somebody the opportunity to do something, but you cannot force them to do it if they do not want to
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
