lead I /li:d/ (led, led) vt. 1. 领导，引导，向导：lead the way 引路；lead a person by the nose牵着某人的鼻子走 2.过(生活) lead a… life 过…的生活： lead a happy (hard, simple) life 过着幸福的(艰苦的，简朴的)生活 3. 领先，率先，打头：He leads his class in English. 英语方面他在全班占第一。 4.指挥，指导；率领：lead an army 率领军队 5.导往，通向：All roads lead to Rome. ［谚］条条道路通罗马。This path will lead you to the station. 你走这条路可以到火车站。 6. 使得：What led you to think so?什么促使你这样想的? lead to 导致，导向；影响：This crisis led to the downfall of the government. 这一危机使当时的政府倒台了。［考句］Generous public funding of basic science would lead to considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.足够的基础科学基金会对国民的健康、财富、安全带来相当可观的利益。lead the way 带路：I’ll lead the way.You just follow. 我来带路，你们跟着走。lead up to发生在…之前：The shops are always busy in the weeks leading up to Christmas. 圣诞节前的几周商店总是很忙的。The pilot had no recollection of the events leading up to the crash.飞行员回忆不起来飞机坠毁前的事情了。‖II. n. ［u］(sing.)领导地位，领先： be in the lead in this race 在这场比赛中处于领先位置；a lead of 3 years in… 在…方面领先3年 Our team has a lead of two goals. 我们队领先两个球。
lead II /li:d/ n. ［u］ 铅(符号Pb): white lead 白铅；lead red 铅丹；lead poisoning 铅中毒
