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follow the lead of

/ˈfɒləʊ ðə liːd əv/· phrase

财经/商业B2

follow the lead of
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Chinese meaning

效xiào仿fǎng…的de做zuò法fǎ;以yǐ…为wèi榜bǎng样yàng

照zhào着zhe别bié人rén的de做zuò法fǎ去qù做zuò

In this story →

麦mài当dāng劳láo效xiào仿fǎng亚yà马mǎ逊xùn和hé沃wò尔ěr玛mǎ做zuò广guǎng告gào业yè务wù

Example

McDonald's is following the lead of Amazon and Walmart as it starts its own media network.

麦mài当dāng劳láo正zhèng在zài效xiào仿fǎng亚yà马mǎ逊xùn和hé沃wò尔ěr玛mǎ,推tuī出chū自zì己jǐ的de媒méi体tǐ网wǎng络luò。

Source: CNBC · 23 Sep 2026

Background ✎

麦mài当dāng劳láo正zhèng在zài效xiào仿fǎng亚yà马mǎ逊xùn和hé沃wò尔ěr玛mǎ,推tuī出chū自zì己jǐ的de媒méi体tǐ网wǎng络luò,进jìn军jūn广guǎng告gào业yè务wù。

Roots · etymology

lead 指领头、带路,follow the lead 即跟着带头人走

  • follow(跟随)+ the lead(带头的做法)+ of(……的)

Collocations

  • follow the lead of competitors / follow someone's lead / take the lead

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