leader
noun[C]
uk/ˈliː.dər/us/ˈliː.dɚ/leadernoun[C](CONTROLLING)
B1
apersonincontrolof agroup,country, orsituation:
领导,领导人areligiousleader宗教领袖
TheRussianleaderwantstointroducefurtherchanges.俄罗斯领导人希望进一步推行改革。
He's anaturalleader.他天生就是个领导。
She waselectedas leaderofthecampaigngroup.她被推举为竞选小组的领导。
- He was a goodstrongleader, she said, whodeservedhis party'sunreservedsupport.
- The leader of thereligioussectand 30 of hisfollowerskilledthemselves in asuicidepactlastyear.
- Weaskedhim tostayon asyouthleader for anotheryear.
- Thesteelworkers' leaderrejectedthe 2% pay-rise saying it was aninsultto theprofession.
- Asprojectleader, you will have toallocatejobstopeople.
People in charge of or controlling other people
- acephalous
- administrator
- anti-management
- authority
- bureaucrat
- conservator
- controller
- council
- counter-power
- dean
- lord
- management
- manipulator
- mistress
- the thought police
- too many chiefs and not enough Indiansidiom
- top dog
- troika
- tsar
- yourlord and masteridiom
leadernoun[C](WINNING)
C1
someone or something that iswinningduring araceor othersituationwherepeoplearecompeting:
领先者,占优势者He'sfallentwolapsbehind the leaders.他已经落后领先者两圈了。
Microsoft is aworldleader insoftwaredesign.微软公司在软件设计方面处于世界领先地位。
- She was way behind the leaders.
- They are leaders in thefashionmarket.
- The leader of theracewasovertakenon the lastlap.
- They aregloballeaders in thedrugsindustry.
- We have abetterproductthan themarketleaders.
Winners & losers
- be a slam dunkidiom
- champ
- co-champion
- co-leader
- co-winner
- cup holder
- dark horse
- dead
- dead man walkingidiom
- elevator club
- loser
- match
- record holder
- runner-up
- slam dunk
- superstar
- title race
- titleholder
- winner
- yo-yo club
leadernoun[C](NEWSPAPER)
UK(alsoleading article)
aneditorial
Newspapers & magazines: headlines & features
- advertorial
- advice column
- advice columnist
- agony aunt
- agony column
- agony uncle
- comic strip
- cover story
- dateline
- double-page
- double-page spread
- editorial
- masthead
- obituary
- op-ed
- personal column
- press cutting
- problem page
- splash
- spread
leadernoun[C](MUSIC)
UK(USconcertmaster)
the mostimportantviolinplayerin anorchestra
首席小提琴手Musicians
- accompanist
- arranger
- artist
- bandleader
- bandmaster
- crossover
- drum major
- drummer
- emcee
- fiddler
- muso
- non-musician
- oboist
- one-hit wonder
- one-man band
- sight-reader
- soloist
- timpanist
- trombonist
- trumpeter