in the lead

基本解释

Official information on turnout, as well as which candidate is in the lead, will not be released until Tuesday.
直到星期四，官方才能公布对投票率的统计和哪个候选人（在选举中）领先的数据。
He earned important wins in Connecticut and Missouri. His campaign claims that they have earned more delegates than Clinton, though as I write the CNN delegate count still has her in the lead.
他赢得了极富重要性的康涅狄格州和密苏里州，他的竞选团体宣称他们获得了比希拉里更多的代表票，尽管在我写下此文的时候CNN的票数统计仍旧显示希拉里领先。
For the first time, some polls showed me in the lead.
头一次，有些民意调查显示我处于领先位置。

Public opinion surveys show the main opposition party in the lead.
It seeks distinction, the desire to be first in the race of life and lead us to seek to dominate others.
它追寻区别，渴望成为人生赛跑中的第一名,并引导我们寻求主宰他人。
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New York City took the lead in that and we'll talk about that as a political issue later in the class.
纽约带头取缔了反式脂肪,这件事我们将稍后从政治角度进行讨论
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