leader

leader
noun
  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. (Brit.)a leading article in a newspaper
    (英)报纸社论
  4. 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
  5. a shoot of a plant at the apex of a stem or main branch
    (植物的)顶枝
  6. (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
派生
leaderless
adjective
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