leading light

英 [ˌliːdɪŋ ˈlaɪt]

美 [ˌliːdɪŋ ˈlaɪt]

n.  (某活动范围内)重要的活跃人物，受敬重的人物

牛津词典

noun

• （某活动范围内）重要的活跃人物，受敬重的人物
  an important, active or respected person in a particular area of activity
  1. She's one of the leading lights in the opera world.
     她是歌剧界的一位大腕。

柯林斯词典

• 显赫人物；积极分子；中流砥柱
  If you say that someone is aleading lightin an organization, campaign, or community, you mean that they are one of the most important, active, enthusiastic, and successful people in it.

英英释义

noun

• a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
  1. he was host to a large gathering of luminaries
  Synonym:luminaryguiding lightnotablenotability

双语例句

• And he is confident Barclays Wealth can be a leading light, "a real game changer" with the "A-Team" he has built up since moving from investment banking at the beginning of 2006.
  同时，他相信，由于他2006年从投行业务调任这里后建立了一支“一流的团队”，巴克莱财富能够成为一个行业领导者，“一个真正的游戏规则改革者”。
• Cymer, Inc.," the world's leading supplier of excimer light sources," headquartered in San Diego, has publicized more recent successes in the same vein.
  总部设于SanDiego的Cymer，Inc.，是世界领先的准分子光源供应商，它在最近也宣布取得了类似的成功。
• A leading light of the contemporary Scottish folk scene, Emily Smith's powerful, clear vocals have gained her award winning, worldwide recognition.
  一个领先的当代苏格兰民谣歌唱秀赛会现场，埃米莉史密斯的展现强大的歌艺，清晰的嗓音使获得了获奖，举世公认。
• The pair can then pass from virtual to real, leading to an outward flux of observable light and a corresponding decrease in the mass of the hole.
  于是这对光子就会由虚转实，形成一股可观察到的向外光通量，而此时黑洞的质量也会相应下降。
• It is found that the acidity of Al2O3 would bring about secondary reactions of ethylene over the catalyst and CO hydrogenation to saturated hydrocarbons, thus leading to a decrease of the selectivity to light olefins.
  研究表明，Al2O3的酸性导致催化剂表面乙烯发生深度二次反应，致使CO加氢生成饱和烃及烯烃的选择性降低。
• Qinzhou Ni-xing Arts and Crafts Factory, a once leading enterprise among the national light industries in exporting and earning foreign exchanges, hindered by the inefficient management, has been suffering losses for years successively.
  钦州坭兴工艺厂原是全国轻工业出口创汇先进企业，但由于长期以来的管理不善，加之营销观念陈旧，造成了企业近几年来的连年亏损。
• Large windows and glass doors leading out to the deck bring light into the home, which on the inside looks like a modern, functional dwelling.
  大窗户和向外通向平台的玻璃门将光亮引入房屋内，让人们看到一个各种功能俱全的现代寓所。
• We are among the leading dealers of this city in light industrial products.
  我们是这个城市中经营轻工业产品的主要商号之一。
• Dissolving the test specimen and making solution, leading the solution to plasma light source to activate the test element producing spectral line, then the instrument brings out analysis result according to the spectral line strength of the test element.
  将待测试样溶解成溶液，然后将溶液引入等离子光源使待测元素激发产生谱线，仪器根据待测元素谱线强度给出分析结果。
• Messi is undoubtedly global football's leading light after hitting a second successive La Liga hat-trick.
  连续两场比赛在西甲上演帽子戏法，梅西无疑是当今世界足坛的领军人物。