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单词 lede
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Definition of lede in English:

lede

(British, US lead)
noun liːdlēd
US
  • The opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story.

    the lede has been rewritten and the headline changed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some say the ending is the second most important paragraph after the lede.
    • Just underneath the lede was a Tokyo dateline analysis story with a very different angle.
    • The Post's arresting lede indicates the U.S. government might have a good idea of the provenance of the forged documents:
    • You gotta hook your reader with the lede to keep him reading.
    • In his lede, Simon explains that presidential nominees once avoided the political conventions that picked them.
    • You have to read 2,600 words beyond the lede before you're offered his self-defense.
    • Give me the paragraph; give me the lede.
    • The story's lede alleges that Gen Yers are "young, smart, brash."
    • You are taught that if you say something in your lede, you need to back it up.
    • A dull lede will ensure that whatever else you have to say will be worthless because it won't be read by someone who has skipped on to the next offering.

Phrases

  • bury the lede

    • Fail to emphasize the most important part of a story or account.

      one should always listen carefully to the president, as he has a tendency to bury the lede
      Example sentencesExamples
      • They buried another interesting lede in the article, which is that the share of income median families must devote to home ownership is the HIGHEST it's been since 1989.
      • I understand that for those of you who are most concerned with the political aspects of this story, this may not amount to burying the lede.
      • The problem with this piece is a classic case of burying the lede.
      • "Reuters buried the lede," said my source.
      • Fair as the column is, Kondracke buried the lede.
      • There's a few covers out there which manage to make these precious songs vibrant and new without sullying their reputation or burying the lede.
      • Don't bury the lede and don't pile on when updating.
      • That paragraph also buries the lede a bit, since we skipped right over a glowing projection for Yu Darvish.
      • Predictably, the editors buried the lede on this story, literally pushing the most damning revelations down to the last four grafs.
      • Usually burying the lede 15 paragraphs in will be enough to ensure that most readers never see them.

Origin

1950s: alteration of lead1, first used in instructions to printers, in order to distinguish the word from text to be printed.

 
 

Definition of lede in US English:

lede

(US, British lead)
nounlēd
US
  • The opening sentence or paragraph of a news article, summarizing the most important aspects of the story.

    the lede has been rewritten and the headline changed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Some say the ending is the second most important paragraph after the lede.
    • Give me the paragraph; give me the lede.
    • The story's lede alleges that Gen Yers are "young, smart, brash."
    • In his lede, Simon explains that presidential nominees once avoided the political conventions that picked them.
    • You have to read 2,600 words beyond the lede before you're offered his self-defense.
    • The Post's arresting lede indicates the U.S. government might have a good idea of the provenance of the forged documents:
    • Just underneath the lede was a Tokyo dateline analysis story with a very different angle.
    • You gotta hook your reader with the lede to keep him reading.
    • You are taught that if you say something in your lede, you need to back it up.
    • A dull lede will ensure that whatever else you have to say will be worthless because it won't be read by someone who has skipped on to the next offering.

Phrases

  • bury the lede

    • Fail to emphasize the most important part of a story or account.

      one should always listen carefully to the president, as he has a tendency to bury the lede
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There's a few covers out there which manage to make these precious songs vibrant and new without sullying their reputation or burying the lede.
      • Usually burying the lede 15 paragraphs in will be enough to ensure that most readers never see them.
      • The problem with this piece is a classic case of burying the lede.
      • They buried another interesting lede in the article, which is that the share of income median families must devote to home ownership is the HIGHEST it's been since 1989.
      • That paragraph also buries the lede a bit, since we skipped right over a glowing projection for Yu Darvish.
      • Don't bury the lede and don't pile on when updating.
      • Predictably, the editors buried the lede on this story, literally pushing the most damning revelations down to the last four grafs.
      • I understand that for those of you who are most concerned with the political aspects of this story, this may not amount to burying the lede.
      • "Reuters buried the lede," said my source.
      • Fair as the column is, Kondracke buried the lede.

Origin

1950s: alteration of lead, first used in instructions to printers, in order to distinguish the word from text to be printed.

 
 
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