1 a person who is a manager or in charge of sth 领导人;领袖:
a weak/strong leader软弱的╱强而有力的领导人She is a natural leader (= she knows how to tell other people what to do).她有当领袖的天赋。
2 the person or thing that is best or in first place 领先的人或事物:
The leader has just finished the third lap.领先的选手刚刚跑完了第三圈。The new shampoo soon became a market leader.这种新上市的洗发剂很快成了销量冠军。
leader/ˋlidɚ; ˈliːdə/n [C]1 the person who is in charge of a group, organization, country etc 领导者﹐领袖: +of leaders of the black community 黑人社区的领袖们a gathering of world leaders 世界领导人的聚会2 the person or group that is ahead of all the others in a race or competition〔比赛的〕领先者
leaderleaderleadersnoun1a person who controls a group of people: They chose a new leader.2a person or thing that is the first or the best: The leader is ten metres in front of the other runners.