单词 | leaderless |
释义 | lead1 /lēd/transitive verb (pap and pat led)
ORIGIN: OE lǣdan to lead, lād a way; Ger leiten to lead leadˈer noun
leadereneˈ noun A female leader, esp a domineering one (orig applied to Margaret Thatcher when UK Prime Minister) leaderetteˈ noun A brief newspaper leader leadˈerless adjective leadˈership noun
leadˈing noun
leadˈerboard noun A scoreboard that lists the names and scores of the current leaders in a sporting, esp golf, competition leadˈer-caˈble noun A cable on the sea-bottom by which ships with induction-receiving apparatus can find their way into port Leader of the House of Commons or Leader of the House of Lords noun A senior member of the government officially responsible for initiating the business of the House leadˈ-in noun
leading aircraftman or leading aircraftsman, or leading aircraftwoman or leading aircraftswoman noun The rank above aircraft(s)man or aircraft(s)woman leading business noun (rare) The acting of the principal parts or roles in plays leading case noun (law) A case serving as a precedent leading counsel noun Counsel who takes precedence over another in conducting a case leading dog noun (Aust and NZ) A sheepdog trained to control sheep by running ahead of them leading edge noun
leading lady or leading man noun The principal actress or actor in a play leading light noun A very influential member leading note noun (music) The seventh tone of a major or minor scale, which leads the hearer to expect the tonic to follow leading question noun A question put in such a way as to suggest the desired answer leading reins or leading strings plural noun (US)
leadˈ-off noun A first move (see also lead off below) leadˈ-out noun
lead time noun (orig US)
leadˈ-up noun
lead apes in hell Imagined to be the lot of old maids in the afterlife lead astray
lead by the nose To make (someone) follow submissively lead in (Scot) To house the harvest lead in prayer To lead the offering up of prayer in an assembly, uniting the prayers of others lead off To begin or take the start in anything lead on
lead out
leads and lags (commerce)
lead someone a dance see under dance lead the way To go first and guide others lead up to
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