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*lead¹ /lid; liːd/
v led /lɛd; led/ , led, leading
1 [T] to take someone to a place by going with them or in front of them 为〔某人〕带路; 带领:
lead sb to/through/down etc Mrs Danvers led us down the corridor. 丹佛斯夫人带领我们沿走廊走去。
2 [I,T] to go in front of a group of people or vehicles 〔走在前面〕给…带头; 为…开路:
The school band is leading the parade. 学校的乐队走在游行队伍的最前面。
3 [I] if a door, road etc leads somewhere, you can get there by using it 〔门、路等〕通往，通向:
+ to/towards/into etc a quiet avenue leading to a busy main road 通往繁忙干道的一条宁静的小路
4 [T] to be in charge of something 领导，率领:
Who's leading the investigation? 谁负责调查工作？
5 [I,T] to be winning a game or competition 〔在游戏或比赛中〕领先:
At half-time, Green Bay was leading 12-0. 上半场结束时，绿湾队以 12 比 0 领先。
6 [I,T] to be more successful than other people, companies, or countries 领先于〔其他人、公司或国家〕:
The US leads the world in biotechnology. 美国在生物技术方面领先于世界各国。
7 lead sb to do sth to make someone do something or think something 使得［引导］某人做［思考］某事:
What led you to study geology? 是什么促使你学地质学的？
lead sb to believe sth (=make someone think that something is true when it is not) 使某人相信〔不正确的〕某事: Rod led us to believe he would pay us back immediately. 罗得使我们相信他会立即还钱。
8 lead the way
a) to go in front and show people how to go somewhere 引路，带路
b) to be the first to do something 处于领先地位:
Japanese companies led the way in using industrial robots. 日本公司在使用工业机械人方面处于领先地位。
9 lead a busy/normal etc life to have a particular kind of life 过着忙碌/正常等的生活
lead off sthif a road or room leads off somewhere, it is directly joined to that place 〔路〕从…伸展出来; 〔房间〕直接通向:
A small track led off the main road. 一条小径从主干道延伸出来。
lead sb on
to make someone believe that you want a romantic or sexual relationship with them when you do not 向〔某人〕表示虚假的情意，引诱
lead to sth
to cause something to happen 导致:
social problems that have led to an increase in the crime rate 导致犯罪率上升的社会问题
lead up to sth
to come before something and often be a cause of it 在〔某事〕前发生; 引起:
events leading up to the trial 此次审判前发生的种种事件
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: lead, guide, and 和 direct
Lead means to show people where to go by going first. lead 指走在前面带路:
He led us down the mountain. 他带领我们下山。
Guide means to show people where to go and explain things to them. guide 指为人带路，并作沿途解说:
She guides tourists around the White House. 她带领游客参观白宫。
Direct means to explain to someone how to get somewhere. direct 指告诉某人如何去某个地方:
Could you direct me to the station? 请问去车站怎么走？
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