leading
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˈliː.dɪŋ/us/ˈliː.dɪŋ/B2
veryimportantor mostimportant:
主要的；顶级的，尖端的a leadingexperton the country'secology研究该国生态的顶级专家
the world's leadingmanufacturerofaudioequipment世界顶级音响制造商
- He hasestablishedhimself as the leadingcandidatein theelection.
- Jaqueline du Pré was a leadingexponentof cello-playing.
- Ourproductscomparefavourablywith all the leadingbrands.
- Sheheadsone of Britain's leadingtravelfirms.
- She's the country's leadingmezzo-soprano.
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- marmoreal
- meaningful
- pressing
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- salient
- subtle