TAKE SB SOMEWHERE 把某人带到某处, [I,T] to take someone somewhere by going in front of them while they follow, or by pulling them gently

带路，领路; 引领:

A nurse took her arm and led her to a chair.

有位护士扶她到椅子上。

The horses were led to safety .

马匹被牵到安全的地方。

She was led away from the courtroom in tears.

她哭着被带离法庭。

The manager led the way through the office.

经理带路穿过办公室。

GO IN FRONT 走在前面, [I,T] to go in front of a line of people or vehicles

〔走在前面〕（给…）带头，（为…）开路:

A firetruck was leading the parade.

一辆消防车在游行队伍前面开道。

BE IN CHARGE 负责, [I,T] to be in charge of an organization, country, or team, or a group of people who are trying to do something

领导，率领，带领:

He has led the party for over twenty years.

他领导该党已经二十多年了。

Some people say she is too old to lead the country (=be in charge of its government) .

有人说，她年纪太大，领导不了国家。

Beckham led his team to victory .

贝克汉姆带领球队取得胜利。

The investigation will be led by Inspector Scarfe.

这次调查将在斯卡夫督察的指挥下进行。

They are leading a campaign to warn teenagers about the dangers of drug abuse.

他们正在领导一场运动，告诫青少年吸毒的危害。

The rebellion was led by the King's brother.

这场叛乱由国王的弟弟带头。

Nelson preferred to lead the attack himself from the front.

纳尔逊更喜欢在前线亲自率军作战。

a man who was born to lead

一个天生的领导人

a communist-led strike

一场由共产党领导的罢工

CAUSE STH TO HAPPEN 使某事发生, [I,T] to cause something to happen or cause someone to do something

导致，造成:

the events that led to the start of the First World War

导致第一次世界大战爆发的事件

A degree in English could lead to a career in journalism.

有英语专业的学位可让你有机会从事新闻工作。

Her trusting nature often led her into trouble .

她轻信别人的性格经常使她遇到麻烦。

What led him to kill his wife?

是什么让他杀害自己妻子的？

His actions could lead to him losing his job.

他的行为会让他丢掉工作的。

CAUSE SB TO BELIEVE STH 使某人相信某事, [T] to make someone believe something, especially something that is not true

使相信:

He had led everyone to believe that his family was very wealthy.

他使每一个人都相信他家很富有。

The hotel was terrible, and not at all what we had been led to expect.

旅馆很差，根本不是我们所听信的那样。

Our research led us to the conclusion that the present system is unfair.

研究使我们得出这样的结论，就是现行的制度是不公平的。

INFLUENCE 影响, [T] to influence someone to make them do something that is wrong

引导，诱导〔某人做坏事〕; 影响:

His brother led him into a life of crime.

他哥哥带他走上了犯罪道路。

He's not a bad boy. He's just easily led (=it is easy for other people to persuade him to do things that he should not do) .

他不是个坏孩子，只是容易受别人影响。

BE MORE SUCCESSFUL 更加成功, [T] to be more successful than other people, companies, or countries in a particular activity

领先:

US companies lead the world in biotechnology.

美国公司在生物科技方面走在世界的前面。

The Swedes have led the way in data protection.

瑞典在数据保护方面处于领先地位。

BE WINNING 获胜, [I,T] to be winning a game, competition etc

〔比赛等中〕胜过，领先;

At half-time, Brazil led 1-0.

半场时巴西队以 1 比 0 领先。

With 15 laps to go, Schumacher led the race.

比赛还剩 15 圈的时候，舒马赫领先。

The polls showed Clinton leading Bush 55 percent to 34 percent.

民意测验显示，克林顿的支持率是 55%，领先于布什的 34%。

Agassi was leading by two sets.

阿加西领先两盘。

PATH / DOOR ETC 路/门等, [I,T always + adv / prep] used to say where a path, wire etc goes or what place is on the other side of a door

通到，通往，通向:

The path led down to a small lake.

这条路通向一个小湖。

the major artery leading from the heart

始于心脏的主动脉

the door leading into the hallway

通往门厅的门

The riverside path leads visitors to a small chapel.

湖边的这条小道把游客带往一个小教堂。

LIFE 生活, [T] if you lead a particular kind of life, that is what your life is like

过〔某种生活〕:

If the operation succeeds, Carly will be able to lead a normal life.

如果手术成功，卡莉将能过上正常的生活。

He has led a charmed life (=been very fortunate) .

他的日子过得如有魔法保佑。

She now leads the life of a recluse.

她现在过着隐居的生活。

Joe had been leading a double life, seeing an ex-model while his wife believed he was on business.

乔过着双重的生活: 他偷偷地和一名前模特儿幽会，而他妻子却以为他是在出差。

They lead a nomadic existence .

他们过着游牧生活。

DISCUSSION ETC 讨论等, [T always + adv / prep] to control the way a discussion, conversation etc develops

引导〔讨论、谈话等〕:

I tried to lead the conversation back to the subject of money.

我试图把谈话重新引到钱的问题上。

lead sb up the garden path, [informal] to deliberately deceive someone

欺骗某人

lead sb astray

lead nowhere / not lead anywhere, to not produce any useful result

没有产生结果，毫无成果:

So far police investigations seem to have led nowhere.

到现在为止，警方的调查好像毫无结果。

lead by example, to show the people you are in charge of what you want them to do by doing it yourself

以身作则:

The best managers lead by example.

最好的经理是以身作则。

lead sb by the nose, to influence someone so much that you can completely control everything that they do

牵着某人的鼻子走，使某人完全听命于自己:

Politicians think they can easily lead people by the nose.

政客们以为他们能轻易地牵着民众的鼻子走。

this / that leads (me) to sth, used to introduce a new subject that is connected to the previous one

这（使我）引出新的问题:

That leads me to my final point. Where are we going to get the money?

那使得我要谈最后一个问题，我们到哪里去弄这笔钱？

sb has their own life to lead, used to say that someone wants to be able to live their life independently, without having to do things that other people want them to do

某人有自己的生活要过

lead sb a merry old dance / a right old dance, [BrE] to cause a lot of problems or worries for someone

给某人造成许多麻烦; 给某人带来许多忧虑

market-led / export-led etc, most influenced by the market, by EXPORTS etc

由市场主导的/由出口主导的等:

an export-led economic recovery

由出口主导的经济复苏

lead the eye, if a picture, view etc leads the eye in a particular direction, it makes you look in that direction

引领你的目光〔指画、风景等使你朝某个方向看〕:

marble columns that lead the eye upward

吸引你的目光往上看的大理石柱子

CARD GAME 纸牌戏, [I,T] to play a particular card as your first card in one part of a card game

首先出（某一张牌）

[U] a soft heavy grey metal that melts easily and is poisonous, used to cover roofs, or in the past, for water pipes. It is a chemical ELEMENT : symbol Pb

铅〔一种化学元素，符号为 Pb〕

[C,U] the central part of a pencil that makes the marks when you write

铅笔芯

go down like a lead balloon, [informal] if a suggestion or joke goes down like a lead balloon, people do not like it at all

〔建议或笑话〕没有引起反应

[U] [AmE old-fashioned] bullets

子弹:

They filled him full of lead.

他们向他扫射。

leads, [pl.]