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

• The study of Si-based materials light emitting is a new leading field in semiconductor optoelectronics and photonics. The light emitting if Si-based quantum-dot is attractive research direction.
  Si基材料光发射的研究是当前半导体光电子学与光子学中迅速发展起来的一个前沿领域，Si基量子点的光发射是近年来极引人注目的新研究方向。
• 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。
• 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。
• She is the leading light in the local dramatic society and always has the main part in their plays.
  她是本地戏剧界重要人物，而且在演出中她始终演主角。
• John List, a leading light in the field of experimental economics, recently carried out an experiment designed to tease out some of the motives for giving.
  实验经济学的领军人物约翰李斯特（JohnList）最近进行了一项旨在揭示人们捐助动机的实验。
• 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。
• He was the son of a left-wing writer from Zhejiang province, a leading light in Proletarian Writers for Purity and the editor of Liberation Daily, Shanghai's main newspaper.
  姚出生于浙江一个左翼作家的家庭，作为上海主要报纸，解放日报的编辑，作家协会的骨干，他的历史是清白的。
• The vetting mechanism favoured by the chancellery and economics ministry, which are leading the drafting, could be described as a light version of Washington's Cfius, the inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the US.
  牵头负责法案起草工作的德国总理府和经济部青睐的审查机制可以被称作美国外国投资委员会（Cfius）的精简版本。
• Californian agriculture is the leading light in America and even in the world.
  美国加州的农业不仅称雄美国，而且领先于世界各地。