Question

下面“lead sb to do”和“lead to sb doing”可以互换吗？为什么感觉意思差不多？

比如下面这句话中的led to him becoming 替换为 led him to become 好像意思也差不多？
His volunteer work in the hospital led to a career in nursing.
= His volunteer work in the hospital led to him becoming a nurse.
在医院做义工的经历促使他选择护士这个职业。（摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1185）
lead sb to do = make sb do 使某人做某事
The evidence leads me to believe [= make me believe] that this disease is curable. 证据使我相信这种疾病是可以治愈的。（摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1185）

Answer 1

“lead sb to do”和“lead to sb doing”不可以互换，他们的意思不同；
“lead sb to do”，带领某人做什么
“lead to sb doing”，导致某人做什么

追问

您好，那为什么下面这句话等价呢？
His volunteer work in the hospital led to a career in nursing.
= His volunteer work in the hospital led to him becoming a nurse.
在医院做义工的经历促使他选择护士这个职业。（摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1185）

追答

对的，后面宾语一样

Answer 2

“lead sb to do”和“lead to sb doing”是不可以互换的，因为他们的意思是不同的；“lead sb to do”，带领某人做什么“
lead to sb doing”，导致某人做什么
由于意思是不同的，所以是不能互换的

Answer 3

这个其实是lead和lead to 的区别，lead是引导/带领的意思，lead to是导致的意思。

Answer 4

在医院做义工的经历促使他选择护士这个职业。（摘自《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.1185）
lead sb to do = make sb do 使某人做某事
The evidence leads me to believe [= make