taken the lead

• v. 为首(领先；带头；做榜样)

taken the lead的用法和样例：

例句

1. But because the victims are not United States citizens, he said, no one has taken the lead in seeking a solution. "They don't have any real spokesperson, " he continued, "That's probably why there is no hue and cry to do something about this problem."
   他说，可是因为受害人非美国公民，没有首先出来寻求解决办法。“他们没有真正代言人，”他接着说，“可能正因为如此，没人出来大声抗议设法解决问题。”
2. Japan has taken the lead in car production.
   在汽车生产方面日本占首位。