the person who leads or commands a group, organization, or country 领导者,领袖 the leader of a protest group. 抗议团体的领导者。 ■a person followed by others 带头者 he is a leader among his classmates. 他在同学中间是带头人。 ■(亦作 Leader of the House)(Brit.)a member of the government officially responsible for initiating business in Parliament (英)下院议长 ■the person or team that is winning a sporting competition at a particular time (运动员,运动队)领先者 Nora was up among the leaders. 诺拉现在处于领先者之中。 ■an organization or company that is the most advanced or successful in a particular area (特定领域中的)先导组织,领先的公司 a leader in the use of video conferencing. 率先用视频进行会议的公司。 ■the horse placed at the front in a team or pair (组或队中的)领头马
the principal player in a music group 领奏者,领唱者 ■(Brit.)the principal first violinist in an orchestra (英)(交响乐队中的)首席(第一)小提琴手 ■(N. Amer.)a conductor of a small musical group (北美)小乐队指挥
(Brit.)a leading article in a newspaper (英)报纸社论
a short strip of non-functioning material at each end of a reel of film or recording tape for connection to the spool (胶卷,磁带)空段 ■a length of filament attached to the end of a fishing line to carry the hook or fly (渔线)接钩绳
a shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch (植物的)顶枝
(leaders)(Printing)a series of dots or dashes across the page to guide the eye, especially in tabulated material (印刷)(尤指表格材料中的)指向符