英语释义

1. to take a position that is ahead of others go first
You take the lead and we'll follow right behind you.

2. to take the winning position in a race or competition
Her car has taken the lead. Our team took the lead in the eighth inning. —often used figuratively
Their company has taken the lead in developing this new technology.

片语

take e the lead起带头作用

lead take the lead in带头

take over the lead领先（商业或比赛）

Gladiators take the lead勇士

You take the lead有人对你说这句话说明他很信任你

to take the lead一马当先

Take the Lead OST舞·出色

tape head[计] 带头；磁带读写用磁头

take the initiative采取主动；带头

英汉例句

• in a speech peppered with warnings about the need for france to take the lead in fighting climate change, sarkozy said: 「there are no reserves left.

  萨科齐在演讲中，反复告诫，法国有必要在与全球气候变化的斗争中起到带头作用，他说：“我们义无反顾。

• mr. barroso agreed with the presidents of the two nations that the u.s. and europe should take the lead in seeking economic solutions, but that other nations should be involved as well.

  巴罗佐同意两位总统的意见，让美国和欧洲带头寻找经济的解决方案，不过他呼吁其他国家也要参与进来。

• we will continue to be vigilant and to take the lead on all aspects of tobacco control.

  我们将继续保持警惕并在烟草控制的各个方面发挥带头作用。

• but he says the united nations must take the lead in dealing with the longer-term challenges, particularly efforts to boost agricultural development in affected regions.

  不过，他表示，联合国必须带头应对长期的挑战，特别是要努力在受影响的地区大力发展农业。

• america, which used to take the lead in educating its young, has been gradually falling behind other advanced countries.

  青少年教育曾经一路领先的美国，已经渐渐落在其他发达国家之后。

• both developed and developing nations will be represented at the bali conference, but pressure will be on the u.s. and other western countries to take the lead in mitigation.

  虽然发达国家和发展中国家都将派代表出席巴厘会议，但会议将敦促美国和其它西方国家带头减少排放。

• coca-cola maintains that bpa does not pose a risk to consumers and urged federal public health regulators to take the lead on the matter.

  可口可乐公司坚持认为bpa对消费者的健康没有风险，并且督促联邦公共卫生法规制定者对此事件起带头作用。

• world bank chief economist nicholas stern believes it is important for the rich countries to take the lead in negotiating a fair outcome to the cancun negotiations.

  世界银行首席经济学家尼古拉斯.斯特恩认为，重要的是发达国家要在坎昆谈判中争取公平的谈判结果方面起带头作用。

• developed countries must take the lead in opening their markets, especially in agriculture.

  发达国家必须带头开放市场，尤其是农产品市场。

• we at fao recognize that the agriculture sector must take the lead in coping with water scarcity by finding more effective ways to conserve rain-fed moisture and irrigate farmlands.

  我们粮农组织认为，农业部门必须带头，通过确定雨育田保墑和农田灌溉的更有效办法来应对水短缺问题。

• someone else should take the lead in resolving northeast asia’s problems.

  这些国家总应该在解决这一问题上带个头吧。

• he wanted me to run again, and he was prepared to take the lead role in raising the funds necessary to win and in getting support from well-respected people who hadn’t been involved before.

  他希望我再次参加竞选，他準备带头帮我筹集竞选获胜需要的资金，并在那些以前没有介入到竞选活动但非常令人尊敬的人当中寻求支持。

• obama said his intention to wind down the u.s. involvement in iraq would allow the united states to take the lead in securing nuclear materials around the world.

  奥巴马说，他希望逐渐结束美国在伊拉克的军事行动，目的是使美国能够带头落实全球核材料的安全。

• our mission right now is to shape the battle space in such a way that our partners may take the lead in execution,」 he said.

  目前我们的任务是确定出战区范围，以便使我们的伙伴可以带头执行作战任务。

• they may well take the lead in deciding whether to recognise china as a market economy in applying international trade standards.

  这些德国人也可能会带头决定是否按照国际贸易标準承认中国的市场经济地位。

• china has long argued that developed nations like the u.s., which are largely responsible for the build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, should take the lead in paying to fix the problem.

  长期以来，中国一直指责以美国为首的发达国家要为温室气体增加至目前水平负主要责任，并应该带头为解决此问题买单。

• one thing that seems to result from self-awareness is the ability to know when to take the lead and when not to lead.

  自我意识所产生的一件事情，就是判断什么去领导，什么时候不去领导的能力。

• most creditors believe that the debtor needs to take the lead in addressing their own problems.

  杰夫代尔金融时报报道：大多数债权人认为，债务人需要带头解决自己的问题。