leaders
leaders — 名詞
- leaderssingular
- leadersesplural
1. people who guide, direct, or have authority over other people
領導者
帶領或管理的人
people who guide, direct, or have authority over other people
City leaders met residents after the storm damaged several streets.
暴風損壞多條街道後，市政領導者與居民會面。
city leaders
The school leaders agreed to open the library on Saturdays.
學校領導者同意週六開放圖書館。
school leaders
Union leaders asked the company to improve night-shift safety.
工會領導人要求公司改善夜班安全。
Young volunteers learned how effective leaders listen before making decisions.
年輕志工學到，有效的領導者在做決定前會先傾聽。
- followers
people who support or obey leaders rather than direct others
文法句型
political leaders
community leaders
leaders of a group
用法筆記
Usually plural when referring to a group of officials, organizers, or people with authority.
2. people, teams, or things that are currently in first place
領先者
目前位居第一的人或物
people, teams, or things that are currently in first place
The race leaders slowed down as heavy rain covered the track.
大雨覆蓋跑道時，賽跑領先者放慢了速度。
race leaders
Two market leaders cut prices before the holiday shopping season.
兩家市場領先者在假日購物季前降價。
market leaders
By halftime, the leaders were only three points ahead.
到上半場結束時，領先者只領先三分。
The chart compares the sales leaders in each region.
這張圖表比較各地區的銷售領先者。
- front-runners
especially people or teams likely to win
- laggards
people or things that fall behind others
文法句型
race leaders
market leaders
leaders in a competition
用法筆記
In sport, business, politics, or rankings, leaders are the competitors or items ahead of the rest.
3. newspaper articles that give the publication's official opinion
社論
報社的正式意見文章
newspaper articles that give the publication's official opinion
The paper's leaders criticized the new tax plan all week.
那份報紙的社論整週都批評新稅制計畫。
paper's leaders
Older British newspapers often placed leaders near the front page.
較早的英國報紙常把社論放在靠前的版面。
newspaper leaders
The editor wrote two leaders about housing before the election.
編輯在選舉前寫了兩篇關於住房的社論。
Students compared Victorian leaders with modern opinion columns.
學生比較維多利亞時代的社論與現代評論專欄。
- editorials
the usual modern word for this sense
文法句型
a leader in a newspaper
newspaper leaders
用法筆記
This journalism sense is mainly British and is now much less common than 'editorial'.
4. principal violinists who guide players in an orchestra section
首席
樂團主要小提琴手
principal violinists who guide players in an orchestra section
The orchestra leaders tuned their sections before the conductor arrived.
指揮到達前，管弦樂團首席先為各自聲部調音。
orchestra leaders
Both violin leaders marked the difficult passage during rehearsal.
兩位小提琴首席在排練時標出那段困難樂句。
violin leaders
Guest leaders helped the youth orchestra prepare for the festival.
客席首席幫助青年管弦樂團準備音樂節。
The leaders watched the conductor closely during the quiet opening.
安靜開場時，首席們緊盯著指揮。
- principal players
more general for the leading musicians in a section
- concertmasters
common in American English for the first violin leader
文法句型
orchestra leaders
leaders of the violins
用法筆記
In orchestral language, a leader is a principal player, especially the first violin in British English.