释义 |
toppish, a. colloq.|ˈtɒpɪʃ| [f. top n. + -ish1.] Somewhat near the top; spec. in Stock Market jargon: of a currency, etc.: rather high and unstable. Cf. toppy a. (esp. sense f).
1983Times 1 June 17/4 London foreign exchange dealers were professing caution about sterling yesterday after its recent rapid rise. ‘It's beginning to look a bit toppish,’ one said yesterday. 1985Financial Rev. (Austral.) 25 Nov. 43/3 Above US 68.50¢, the $A looks a little toppish and is considered a good sell. 1989Times 16 Sept. 19/4 Mr Holmes à Court has been selling some small stakes recently, reflecting his belief that equities are starting to look a bit ‘toppish’. |