be ahead
collocation领先
Our team is ahead at halftime.
我们的队在中场时领先。
领先的；占优势的
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领先的；占优势的
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
After the first round, the young player was ahead by five points.
第一轮过后，那位年轻选手领先五分。
在比赛中处于领先位置或得分较高
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
The home team stayed ahead for the whole game.
主队在整个比赛中一直保持领先。
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A last-minute goal put the visitors ahead.
最后一分钟的进球使客队领先。
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he is ahead by a pawn
他领先一个兵
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领先
Our team is ahead at halftime.
我们的队在中场时领先。
保持领先
She worked hard to stay ahead of her rivals.
她努力保持领先于对手。
（比赛中）取得领先
He pulled ahead in the last lap.
他在最后一圈取得了领先。
领先[number]分
At the break, our team was ahead by ten points.
中场休息时，我们队领先十分。
在民意调查中领先
The candidate is ahead in the polls.
这位候选人在民调中领先。
领先于潮流；走在前沿
Our company stays ahead of the curve by investing in new technology.
我们公司通过投资新技术始终保持领先。
取得成功；进步
She worked hard to get ahead in her career.
她努力工作以求在事业上有所成就。
超出当时时代的；具有超前意识的
His ideas were far ahead of his time.
他的想法远远超前于他所处的时代。
发短 /ɛ/ 音 (如 head, bread)
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把 ahead 听成 a head：赛跑时领先一个头，就是“领先的”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：体育比赛中、选举计票中、课堂游戏或竞赛中 通常用于比赛或竞争场景，属于日常中性表达，正式和非正式语境都比较常见。
通常用作表语，不放在名词前。后接介词of引出比较对象。
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