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be in the lead
表示处于领先状态。
The team is in the lead with 10 points.
这支队伍以10分领先。
领先；处于领先地位
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领先；处于领先地位
ahead of others, especially in a competition or race
The team is in the lead with 10 points.
这支队伍以10分领先。
At halftime, our team is in the lead.
半场时，我们队领先。
She has been in the lead since the second round of the spelling bee.
从拼写比赛第二轮起，她就一直领先。
The blue car is in the lead as they enter the final straight.
进入最后直道时，那辆蓝色汽车处于领先地位。
表示处于领先状态。
The team is in the lead with 10 points.
这支队伍以10分领先。
表示从落后变为领先。
She moved into the lead on the final lap.
她在最后一圈进入了领先位置。
Not this
He is in lead.
Use this
He is in the lead.
中文没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏‘the’。‘in the lead’是固定短语，必须带定冠词。
Not this
He is on the lead.
Use this
He is in the lead.
'in the lead'是固定搭配，介词必须用‘in’，不能根据中文‘在’随意替换为‘on’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
处于领先地位
The team is currently in the lead.
该队目前处于领先地位。
保持领先
They stayed in the lead throughout the game.
他们整场比赛都保持领先。
使某人领先
His goal put his team in the lead.
他的进球使他的球队领先。
抢到领先位置
She pulled into the lead on the final lap.
她在最后一圈抢到领先位置。
保持领先优势
The candidate remained in the lead after the recount.
重新计票后这位候选人仍保持领先优势。
进入领先地位
The new product moved the company into the lead.
新产品使公司进入领先地位。
领先，处于领先地位
She was in the lead for the first half of the race.
她在比赛的前半段处于领先地位。
Use in the lead naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象比赛跑在最前面的人，手里拿着一个‘领’字牌子，‘in the lead’就是‘领先’。
语域：neutral 常见场景：sports、competition、progress tracking ‘in the lead’通常用于描述在比赛、竞争或进展中处于领先地位，不强调正式或非正式，但在日常对话和新闻报道中都很常见。
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