lead

主導、指導

人を導き、仕事を進めたり、何をするか示したりする役割や行動。

やさしい英語で： The role or action of guiding others, directing work, or showing what to do.

• Please take the lead today.
• We followed her lead and started cleaning.
• He took the lead in planning the new project.

使い方： take the lead in doing something (She took the lead in organizing the meeting.); follow someone's lead (I followed his lead and introduced myself.)

類義語： guidance, leadership, direction

よく使う表現： take the lead, follow someone's lead, give a lead

リード、引き綱

動物を誘導したり近くにとどめたりするためにつけるひもや綱。

やさしい英語で： A strap or rope attached to an animal so you can guide it and keep it close.

• Keep the dog on a lead.
• She bought a longer lead for her puppy.
• His dog pulled hard on its lead.

類義語： leash

よく使う表現： a dog lead, on a lead, off the lead

鉛

電池や一部の建材に使われる、重くて柔らかい灰色の金属。

やさしい英語で： A heavy, soft, grey metal used in batteries and some building materials.

• This weight is made of lead.
• The old house still has lead pipes.
• Children should never swallow paint containing lead.

よく使う表現： made of lead, lead poisoning, lead pipes, a lead weight

指揮する、率いる

何をすべきか決めたり、やり方を示したりして人を率いる。

やさしい英語で： To guide people by deciding what they should do or showing them how to do it.

• She leads our team.
• He led the orchestra at last night's concert.
• Who will lead the discussion tomorrow?

使い方： lead someone in something (The teacher led the children in a song.)

類義語： direct, guide, head

反対語： follow

よく使う表現： lead a team, lead a discussion, lead an orchestra

通じる、続く

道や通路、開口部が、ある場所に続いている。

やさしい英語で： A road, path, or opening goes towards a particular place.

• This path leads to the beach.
• The stairs led down to a small kitchen.
• Where does this road lead?

使い方： lead to somewhere (The narrow lane leads to the river.); lead into something (This door leads into the garden.)

類義語： go, extend

よく使う表現： lead to something, lead into something, lead upstairs

案内する、先導する

人の前を進み、自分について来てもらって道を示す。

やさしい英語で： To go ahead of other people and show them the way by having them follow you.

• You know the way, so lead us.
• She led the children across the road.
• Who will lead the group through the caves?

使い方： lead someone to + place (He led us to the station.); lead someone through something (Our guide led us through the forest.)

類義語： guide, show the way

反対語： follow

よく使う表現： lead the way, lead someone home, lead someone to something

鉛で覆う

物を鉛で覆ったり、鉛を詰めたりする。

やさしい英語で： To cover or fill something with a heavy, soft metal.

• Repeated firing can lead the barrel.
• Soft bullets led the grooves inside the rifle.
• This process leads the surface with a thin metal layer.

よく使う表現： lead a surface, lead the barrel

主な、主要な

あることの中心となる、または最も重要な役割を持つ。

やさしい英語で： Having the main or most important role in something.

• She is the lead singer.
• He played the lead role in our school show.
• The lead researcher presented the results.

類義語： main, principal, chief

よく使う表現： lead role, lead singer, lead investigator