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N-COUNT
頂;頂端;頂部
The top of something is its highest point or part.
例句
I waited at the top of the stairs.
我在樓梯頂端等著。
...the picture at the top of the page...
書頁天頭的圖片
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ADJ
最高的;最上面的;最上層的
The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one.
例句
I can't reach the top shelf...
我夠不著最上面的架子。
Our new flat was on the top floor...
我們的新公寓在頂層。
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N-COUNT
(瓶、罐、管等的)蓋，帽，塞
The top of something such as a bottle, jar, or tube is a cap, lid, or other device that fits or screws onto one end of it.
例句
...the plastic tops from aerosol containers.
噴霧劑容器的塑料蓋子
...a bottle top.
瓶塞
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N-SING
另一端;另一頭
The top of a street, garden, bed, or table is the end of it that is farthest away from where you usually enter it or from where you are.
例句
...a little shop at the top of the street...
在街道那頭的小店
He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table.
他挪到桌子另一端的空椅子上坐下。
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N-COUNT
上衣
A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt.
例句
Look at my new top.
看看我的新上衣。
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ADJ
最高(級別或量度)的
You can use top to indicate that something or someone is at the highest level of a scale or measurement.
例句
The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour.
這些車輛最高時速為 80 公里。
...a top-ranking Saudi officer.
最高級別的沙特阿拉伯軍官
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ADJ
最優良的
You can use top to say that you think something is excellent.
例句
For $50, the guests got three courses of top nosh, fizz, wine, and beer.
花 50 美元，客人們就嘗到了三道美味菜肴，還有汽水、葡萄酒和啤酒。
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N-SING
最高層;最高地位(或職位)
The top of an organization or career structure is the highest level in it.
例句
We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top.
我們從最底層開始，是一步一步奮斗到最高層的。
...his dramatic rise to the top of the military hierarchy.
他戲劇性地晉升至最高軍階
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ADJ
最重要的;最著名的
You can use top to describe the most important or famous people or things in a particular area of work or activity.
例句
So you want to be a top model…
這么說，你想成為超級名模嘍。
The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers...
總統今天下午會見了他最得力的軍事顧問。
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N-SING
（排名）首位;（位居）第一
If someone is at the top of a table or league or is the top of the table or league, their performance is better than that of all the other people involved.
例句
The United States will be at the top of the medal table...
美國將在獎牌榜上位列第一。
Labour was top of the poll with forty-six percent.
工黨以 46% 的得票數高居首位。
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ADJ
最要緊的;最優先的
You can use top to indicate that something is the first thing you are going to do, because you consider it to be the most important.
例句
Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority...
清潔供水系統是他們的當務之急。
On arrival, a six-course meal was top of the agenda.
他們到達之后要做的第一件事是吃一頓六道菜的大餐。
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ADJ
次數最多的
You can use top to indicate that someone does a particular thing more times than anyone else or that something is chosen more times than anything else.
例句
He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches...
他是世界杯比賽期間意大利隊進球最多的球員。
Management consultancy was the top choice of career among 11,500 students in a survey this year…
在今年一項對 11,500 名學生進行的調查中，管理顧問是首選職業。
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VERB
為…之首;居…之冠
To top a list means to be mentioned or chosen more times than anyone or anything else.
例句
It was the first time a Japanese manufacturer had topped the list for imported vehicles...
這是日本制造商初次占據進口車排行的首位。
So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?
那么如果社會黨人得票居首卻達不到絕對多數會怎么樣？
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VERB
高過；超過；多于
If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than that amount.
例句
Imports topped ￡10 billion last month...
上個月進口總額超過了 100 億英鎊。
These five schools are in the state's top 5% in achievement scores, one school topping the score for the whole state.
這 5 所學校的成績在該州居前 5%，其中一所的成績高于全州所有其他學校。
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VERB
覆蓋;放在…的上面
If something is topped with something, it has that thing as its highest part.
例句
The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs...
他們最神圣的教堂屋頂鍍了金。
To serve, top the fish with the cooked leeks.
上菜時，把炒好的韭蔥覆在魚上。
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VERB
勝過;壓倒
If you top a story, remark, or action, you follow it with a better or more impressive one.
例句
How are you going to top that?
你怎樣超過那個？
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ADV
至多;最多
You can use tops after mentioning a quantity, to say that it is the maximum possible.
例句
The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops...
出版商預計該書至多能賣出 1,500 本。
Be here in half an hour, tops.
最晚半個小時以后到這里。
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PHRASE
絕好;最出色;無可匹敵
If you say that something is tops or is the tops, you mean that it is better or more successful than anything else.
例句
Majorca and Ibiza are tops for holiday bargain-hunters in June…
對于實惠型度假者來說，馬略卡島與伊維薩島是 6 月份的絕好選擇。
The United States was tops in finance and services…
美國在金融業與服務業方面無可匹敵。
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PHRASE
大發脾氣;勃然大怒
If someone blows their top, they become very angry about something.
例句
He blew his top after airport officials refused to let him on a plane.
機場工作人員拒絕讓他登機之后，他勃然大怒。
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PHRASE
出人頭地;拔得頭籌;占得上風
If a person, organization, or country comes out on top, they are more successful than the others that they have been competing with.
例句
The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach.
脫穎而出的唯一途徑就是采用一種不同的方法。
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PHRASE
最高價格
If someone pays top dollar for something, they pay the highest possible price for it.
例句
People will always pay top dollar for something exclusive.
人們總是會為絕無僅有的東西付出高價。
…a club frequented by top-dollar models and their movie star companions.
身價最高的模特與她們的影星同伴經常光顧的俱樂部
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PHRASE
從上到下;徹底地
If you say that you clean, tidy, or examine something from top to bottom, you are emphasizing that you do it completely and thoroughly.
例句
She would clean the house from top to bottom.
她會把房子徹底打掃一下。
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PHRASE
從頭到腳;全身;完全
You can use from top to toe to emphasize that the whole of someone's body is covered or dressed in a particular thing or type of clothing.
例句
They were sensibly dressed from top to toe in rain gear.
他們從頭到腳都用雨具捂得嚴嚴實實，非常明智。
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PHRASE
使愁苦；使沮喪
When something gets on top of you, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed because it is very difficult or worrying, or because it involves more work than you can manage.
例句
Things have been getting on top of me lately.
最近事情太多，壓得我透不過氣來。
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PHRASE
不加思索地;來不及思索地
If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time.
例句
It was the best I could think of off the top of my head.
這是我一時所能想到的最好的辦法。
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PHRASE
在上面;在頂上
If one thing is on top of another, it is placed over it or on its highest part.
例句
...the vacuum flask that was resting on top of the stove.
放在爐子上的保溫瓶
…the fairy on top of the Christmas tree…
圣誕樹頂上的仙子
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PHRASE
另外;加之;除…之外(還)
You can use on top or on top of to indicate that a particular problem exists in addition to a number of other problems.
例句
A stepfamily faces all the problems that a normal family has, with a set of additional problems on top…
再婚家庭會面臨正常家庭的所有問題，外加一堆額外難題。
An extra 700 jobs are being cut on top of the 2,000 that were lost last year.
除了去年被裁掉的 2,000 個職位，還有700個崗位在裁撤中。
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PHRASE
處于最高職位
You say that someone is on top when they have reached the most important position in an organization or business.
例句
How does he stay on top, 17 years after becoming foreign minister?
他是怎樣在成為外交大臣以后的17年間保住最高職位的？
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PHRASE
完全控制;完全掌握
If you are on top of or get on top of something that you are doing, you are dealing with it successfully.
例句
...the government's inability to get on top of the situation.
政府無力掌控局勢
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PHRASE
非常幸福;心滿意足
If you say that you feel on top of the world, you are emphasizing that you feel extremely happy and healthy.
例句
Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world.
生賈森前的兩個月，她辭工回家，感覺無比幸福。
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PHRASE
蓋上
If one thing is over the top of another, it is placed over it so that it is completely covering it.
例句
I have overcome this problem by placing a sheet of polythene over the top of the container...
我在容器上蓋了一片聚乙烯塑料薄膜，解決了這個問題。
Stir the sauce and pour it over the top.
攪拌調味汁，把它澆在上面。
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PHRASE
夸張的;言過其實的
You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable.
例句
The special effects are a bit over the top but I enjoyed it.
特效有點夸張，但是我喜歡。
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PHRASE
除去…的兩端
If you top and tail fruit or vegetables such as French beans, you cut off the tops and the bottoms of them when you are preparing them to be eaten.
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PHRASE
(某行業中的)最高地位;事業的最高峰
If you say that someone is at the top of the tree, you mean that they have reached the highest level in their career or profession.
例句
He sees himself going right to the top of the tree.
他預見自己在同行中將無人可及。
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PHRASE
聲嘶力竭地;極大聲地
If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it very loudly.
例句
'Stephen!' shouted Marcia at the top of her voice.
“斯蒂芬！”馬西婭放聲大喊。
Noun
1. the upper part of anything;
"the mower cuts off the tops of the grass""the title should be written at the top of the first page"2. the highest or uppermost side of anything;
"put your books on top of the desk""only the top side of the box was painted"3. the top point of a mountain or hill;
"the view from the peak was magnificent""they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"4. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat;
"a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"5. the highest level or degree attainable;
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty""the artist's gifts are at their acme""at the height of her career""the peak of perfection""summer was at its peak""...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame""the summit of his ambition""so many highest superlatives achieved by man""at the top of his profession"6. the greatest possible intensity;
"he screamed at the top of his lungs"7. platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin;
"he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"9. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container);
"he removed the top of the carton""he couldn't get the top off of the bottle""put the cover back on the kettle"10. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips;
"he stared as she buttoned her top"11. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;
"he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent""they had the big top up in less than an hour"Verb
1. go beyond;
"She exceeded our expectations""She topped her performance of last year"2. pass by, over, or under without making contact;
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"3. be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point;
"A star tops the Christmas Tree"4. be ahead of others; be the first;
"she topped her class every year"5. provide with a top;
"the towers were topped with conical roofs"6. reach or ascend the top of;
"The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"7. strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
8. cut the top off;
"top trees and bushes"9. be the culminating event;
"The speech crowned the meeting"10. finish up or conclude;
"They topped off their dinner with a cognac""top the evening with champagne"Adjective
1. situated at the top or highest position;
"the top shelf"2. not to be surpassed;
"his top effort"