in the lead
帶頭,領先,處于領先地位
in the lead
adj : having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
"he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the
pennant race" [syn: ahead(p), leading]
adv : leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three
lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by
two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the
polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising
campaign put them out front in sales" [syn: ahead, out
front]