| 单词 | leadoff |
| 释义 | leadoff[ leed-awf, -of ] / ˈlidˌɔf, -ˌɒf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR leadoff ON THESAURUS.COM nounan act that starts something; start; beginning. Baseball. the player who is first in the batting order or who is first to bat for a team in an inning. Origin of leadoffFirst recorded in 1890–95; noun use of verb phrase lead off Words nearby leadoffleading strings, leading tone, leading wind, lead line, lead monoxide, leadoff, lead on, lead one to, lead oxide, lead pencil, lead-pipe cinch Definition for leadoff (2 of 2)lead-off [ leed-awf, -of ] / ˈlidˌɔf, -ˌɒf / adjectiveleading off or beginning: the lead-off item on the agenda. Origin of lead-offFirst recorded in 1885–90; adj. use of verb phrase lead off Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for leadofflead off / (liːd) / verb (adverb)to initiate the action of (something); begin noun lead-offan initial move or action a person or thing that begins something Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with leadofflead off Begin, start, go first. For example, We have a panel of three speakers, so will you lead off? [c. 1800] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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