top是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the highest place or part -- 顶；顶端；顶部

  • She waited for me at the top of the stairs. 她在楼梯梯顶位置等我。

  • There were flags on the tops of many of the buildings. 许多大楼的楼顶都有旗子。

  • There was a pile of books on top of (= on) the table. 桌上有一堆书。

  • The top of the table/desk was badly scratched. 桌面／课桌面被划得很厉害。

• 1 any piece of light clothing worn on the part of the body above the waist -- 上装，上衣

  • a skimpy top 暴露的上装

  • a pyjama top 睡衣上装

  • I need a top to go with these trousers. 我需要一件上衣配这条裤子。

• 2 the cover or lid used to close a container or pen -- （容器或笔的）盖子

  • a screw-on top 螺旋盖

  • a bottle top 瓶盖

  • a pen top 笔帽

• 3 the most important position in a group or organization -- 最重要的职位；最高的地位

  • At 40, he was at the top of his profession. 40岁时，他处于职场生涯的顶峰。

  • Life at the top is stressful. 身居高位压力很大。

• 4 a spinning top -- 陀螺（同 spinning top）

• 5 a piece of jewellery, usually one of a pair, worn in a hole in the ear or fastened to the ear by a clip; an earring -- 耳环，耳饰

• 6 the leaves of a vegetable plant grown mainly for its roots -- 根菜植物的叶子

  • We fed the rabbit some beetroot tops. 我们拿一些甜菜叶子喂这只兔子。

  • If you put carrot tops in water they start to grow. 胡萝卜叶子放在水中就会生长。

• 7 at the highest part of something -- 顶端的；顶部的

  • There's a dirty mark on the top left-hand corner of the picture. 照片的左上角有一处污迹。

  • The offices are on the top floor of the building. 办公室在大楼的顶层。

  • He was standing on the top rung of a ladder. 他站在梯子的最高一级。

  • The ball curled into the top corner of the net. 球沿着一条弧线飞进了球门上角。

• 8 in the part nearest to the highest part; in the upper part -- 上面的；顶上的

  • The top few steps were damaged and broken. 最上面几级梯级受损断了。

• 9 (in the position of being) most important or successful; best -- 最重要的（地）；最成功的（地）；最好的（地）

  • So what would be your top choice of a place to go on holiday? 那么你度假的首选地是哪里？

  • As a chess player he's among the top ten percent in the country. 他的国际象棋水平居该国前10%之列。

  • top athletes/executives 头号选手／顶级经理人

  • top jobs 高级职位

  • top schools 一流学校

  • The train thundered through the station at top speed. 火车全速隆隆地驶过车站。

  • She came top (of the class) in English. 她在班里英语成绩最好。

  • Sam was top at/in Science. 萨姆自然课考了第一。

  • Paul's back on top form after his illness. 保罗病愈后又恢复到了最佳状态。

• 10 excellent -- 极好的

  • "How was your party?" "Top, mate." “你的聚会怎么样？”“好得很，老兄。”

  • "You coming, then? " "Yeah, top!" “这么说，你要来？”“是的，太好了！”

• 11 to be on the upper surface of something, especially as a decoration -- （尤指作为装饰）在…的上表面

  • The dessert was topped off with whipped cream and pieces of fruit. 这份甜点上涂了泡沫状奶油，放了几块水果。

• 12 to be the most important, most successful, etc. -- 为…之首

  • The song topped the charts (= sold the largest number of recordings) for five weeks. 这首歌5周以来一直位居销售排行榜之首。

  • She topped the bill (= was the most important act in the show). 她是主演。

• 13 to do, pay, etc. more or better than anyone else -- 超过；高过；胜过

  • "They've offered me £1,000." "I'm afraid we can't top that." “他们给我开价1000英镑。”“恐怕我们开不出比这再高的价。”

  • She topped my suggestion with an even better one of her own. 她自己提出了一个建议，甚至比我的还好。

• 14 to kill yourself -- 自杀

• 15 used with many different words to mean "best" -- （与许多单词连用）最好的，一流的

  • a top-class athlete 一流运动员

  • top-ranking officers 高级官员