leading lights
- n. 领军人物，中坚分子，头面人物：在一个团体或组织中重要且受人尊敬的人，也可喻指某一行业或领域的核心机构；（航海）导航叠标灯，导标灯：按一定方位设置的一组灯标，船舶使前后灯标保持在同一垂直线上即可沿正确航道航行。
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
leading light
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N-COUNT If you say that someone is a leading light in an organization, campaign, or community, you mean that they are one of the most important, active, enthusiastic, and successful people in it. (组织、活动或社区的)积极分子; 中坚力量
双语例句权威例句
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She's one of the leading lights in the opera world.
她是歌剧界的一位大腕。
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Nevertheless, it does seem that firms often become leading lights of the industry only to be brought down to size.
尽管如此，似乎公司往往在行业中地位举足轻重之后最后却崩溃。
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In September Stephen Elop, one of Microsoft's leading lights, becomes boss of Nokia, a troubled Finnish handset-maker.
九月，斯蒂芬·埃洛普，微软的领跑者之一，成为陷入困境的芬兰手机制造商——诺基亚的老板。
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