leader
n
1 person or thing that leads 领导者; 领袖; 首领; 指挥者; 起引导作用的事物
the leader of an expedition, a gang, the Opposition, etc 考察队领队、 团伙头目、 反对党领袖等
He is well up with the leaders (ie the leading competitors) at the half-way stage of the race. 比赛进行到一半时他已和最先的几名赛者并驾齐驱了.
2 (music 音) (US `concert-master) principal first violinist of an orchestra (管弦乐队中的)首席小提琴手.
3 (law 律) principal counsel in a court case 居主导地位的讼务律师.
4 = leading article (leading).
5 blank strip at the beginning of a tape, film, etc used to help when threading into a machine (磁带、 胶卷等前端的)空白段.
6 (botany 植) long thin shoot growing from a stem or branch, esp of fruit trees, usu cut back in pruning (茎或枝上的)顶枝(尤指果树的).
spreadvt.& vi. 伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布;
n. 范围;连续的一段时间;
vt. 涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等);
vi. (景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化;
adj. 张开的;[语言学]双唇展开的;(宝石)扁薄发光的;(文章、照片等)跨两栏(或多栏)的;
bitn. 一点,一块;少量,少许;一会儿,一转眼;[计] 比特(二进位制信息单位);
adj. 很小的,微不足道的;
adv. [口语]相当,有点儿,或多或少,多少[a bit to的省略];
vt. 给(马)上嚼子;上衔铁;抑制;制约;
v. 咬,叮( bite的过去式);刺痛;咬饵;有咬(或叮)的习性;