| 单词 | top |
| 释义 | top (tɒp ) Word forms: tops , topping , topped 1. countable noun A2 The top of something is its highest point or part. I waited at the top of the stairs. [+ of] ...the picture at the top of the page. [+ of] Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned. Synonyms: upper part, upper layer, upper surface Top is also an adjective. The bullet had entered the top part of the brain. ...the top corner of his newspaper. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1 The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one. I can't reach the top shelf. Our new flat was on the top floor. A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin. Synonyms: highest, upper, loftiest, furthest up 3. countable noun B2 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. ...the plastic tops from aerosol containers. ...a bottle top. Synonyms: lid, cover, cap, cork 4. singular noun B1 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. [mainly British] ...a little shop at the top of the street. [+ of] He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table. [+ of] Synonyms: highest level, utmost extent Top is also an adjective. ...the hill near the top end of the garden. ...the top corridor of the main building. 5. countable noun B1 A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt. [informal] Look at my new top. Synonyms: t-shirt, shirt, jersey, jumper 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ You can use top to indicate that something or someone is at the highest level of a scale or measurement. The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour. ...a top-ranking Saudi officer. 7. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ You can use top to say that you think something is excellent. [mainly British, informal] For $50, the guests got three courses of top nosh. 8. singular noun B1 The top of an organization or career structure is the highest level in it. We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top. ...his dramatic rise to the top of the military hierarchy. [+ of] ...the man at the top. Top is also an adjective. I need to have the top people in this company pull together. 9. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ You can use top to describe the most important or famous people or things in a particular area of work or activity. So you want to be a top model. The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers. Those are some of the top stories in the news. 10. singular noun B1 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. The United States will be at the top of the medal table. [+ of] Labour was top of the poll with forty-six percent. [+ of] Synonyms: first place, head, peak, lead Top is also an adjective. He was the top student in physics. I usually came top in English. 11. adjective 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. Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority. On arrival, a six-course meal was top of the agenda. [+ of] 12. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ 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. He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches. As a political hero, the former Prime Minister was the top choice with 32 votes. 13. verb To top a list means to be mentioned or chosen more times than anyone or anything else. [journalism] Tourists from Southern Europe topped the list of visitors, representing 47 per cent of arrivals. [VERB noun] So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority? [VERB noun] Synonyms: lead, head, command, be at the top of 14. verb If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than that amount. [journalism] Imports topped £10 billion last month. [VERB noun] Vehicle sales in June topped last year's total by 22%. [VERB noun] Synonyms: exceed, go beyond, surpass, cap [informal] 15. verb If something is topped with something, it has that thing as its highest part. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs. [be V-ed + with/by] To serve, top the fish with the cooked leeks. [VERB noun + with] Synonyms: cover, coat, garnish, finish -topped combining form ...the glass-topped table. 16. verb If you top a story, remark, or action, you follow it with a better or more impressive one. How are you going to top that? [VERB noun] Synonyms: surpass, better, beat, improve on 17. adverb You can use tops after mentioning a quantity, to say that it is the maximum possible. [informal] The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops. Be here in half an hour, tops. Top is also an adjective. He reckons a hundred is tops. 18. See also topping 19. be tops, be the tops phrase [VERB inflects] If you say that something is tops or is the tops, you mean that it is better or more successful than anything else. [informal] These pumpkins are tops for taste and texture. Students beat 39 other countries to come out tops in maths, science and reading I thought it was the tops so I bought it. 20. to blow your top phrase If someone blows their top, they become very angry about something. [informal] He blew his top after airport officials refused to let him on a plane. Synonyms: lose your temper, explode, blow up [informal], lose it [informal] 21. come out on top phrase If a person, organization, or country comes out on top, they are more successful than the others that they have been competing with. The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach. 22. top dollar phrase If you pay top dollar for something, you pay a lot of money for it. [informal] People will pay top dollar for anything, as long as they think it's a rare treat. 23. from top to bottom phrase If you say that you clean, tidy, or examine something from top to bottom, you are emphasizing that you do it completely and thoroughly. [emphasis] She would clean the house from top to bottom. 24. from top to toe phrase 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. [emphasis] They were sensibly dressed from top to toe in rain gear. 25. get on top of phrase 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. Things have been getting on top of me lately. 26. off the top of one's head phrase 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. It was the best I could think of off the top of my head. 27. on top phrase B1+ If one thing is on top of another, it is placed over it or on its highest part. ...the vacuum flask that was resting on top of the stove. [+ of] ...the fairy on top of the Christmas tree. Place the sliced chicken fillet on top and pour a little sauce over it. 28. on top/on top of sth phrase B2 You can use on top or on top of to indicate that a particular problem exists in addition to a number of other problems. A stepfamily faces all the normal problems, with a set of additional problems on top. An extra 700 jobs are being cut on top of the 2,000 that were lost last year. 29. on top phrase B2 You say that someone is on top when they have reached the most important position in an organization or business. How does he stay on top, 17 years after becoming foreign minister? 30. be on top of/get on top of phrase B2 If you are on top of or get on top of something that you are doing, you are dealing with it successfully. ...the government's inability to get on top of the situation. 31. on top of the world phrase If you say that you feel on top of the world, you are emphasizing that you feel extremely happy and healthy. [emphasis] Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world. Synonyms: overjoyed, happy, ecstatic, elated 32. over the top phrase B2 If one thing is over the top of another, it is placed over it so that it is completely covering it. I have overcome this problem by placing a sheet of polythene over the top of the container. [+ of] Stir the sauce and pour it over the top. 33. over the top phrase You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable. [mainly British, informal] The special effects are a bit over the top but I enjoyed it. Synonyms: excessive, too much, going too far, inordinate 34. top and tail phrase [Vs inflect] 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. [British] 35. the top of the tree phrase [usu prep PHR] 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. [British] He sees himself going right to the top of the tree. 36. at the top of one's voice phrase If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it very loudly. 'Stephen!' shouted Marcia at the top of her voice. 37. at the top of the heap phrase Someone who is at the bottom of the heap or at the top of the heap is low down or high up in society or an organization. ...those at the top of the social heap. Ordinary workers, once favoured, suddenly found themselves at the bottom of the heap. Phrasal verbs: top off phrasal verb If you top off an event or period with a particular thing, you end it in an especially satisfactory, dramatic, or annoying way by doing that thing. He topped off his career with a gold medal. [VERB PARTICLE noun] The evening was topped off by a special showing of the museum's new Degas exhibit. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] To top it all off one of the catering staff managed to slice their finger cutting cheese. [VERB noun PARTICLE] top up 1. phrasal verb If you top something up, you make it full again when part of it has been used. [mainly British] We topped up the water tanks. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He topped her glass up after complaining she was a slow drinker. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. See also top-up Idioms: at the top of the heap high up in society or in an organization While the executive salaries should put them at the top of the heap in Queensland, they would barely rate in Sydney and Melbourne. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers off the top of your head [spoken] if you comment on something off the top of your head, what you say is an immediate reaction and is not a carefully considered opinion, and so it might not be correct Last year the amount of money we put into development and support was, off the top of my head, about twenty-eight thousand pounds. if you know something off the top of your head, you know it well and can remember it easily OK, off the top of your head, do you know the capital of South Korea? Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers out of the top drawer [mainly British] among the best of a particular kind The Grange Hotel may be out of the top drawer, but it's not pretentious. The show has a top-drawer cast including Michael Ball and Alfie Boe. having had a privileged social background Those who go on cruises are not necessarily out of the top drawer. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers have kangaroos in your top paddock [mainly Australian, informal] to have strange ideas or be crazy Some attribute my attitude to having a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers blow your top to become very angry with someone and shout at them I never asked her personal questions because, for some reason, she'd always blow her top and tell me I was being nosy. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers from top to bottom very thoroughly She cleaned the house from top to bottom. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers from top to toe [mainly British] used to talk about the whole of someone's body She was trembling from top to toe. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers get on top of you to make you feel anxious and that you are not managing a situation well because there is too much work or too many problems Most of us are irritable or bad-tempered when things get on top of us. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on top of something dealing with a difficult task or a situation successfully With two young children and a full-time job, I'm so busy that I'm not keeping on top of the housework. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers over the top or OTT extreme and exaggerated. This expression is usually used disapprovingly. I'm sorry. I realize now that I was a bit over the top, accusing you of being a traitor. Each design is very different in style. Some are subtle, some gloriously OTT. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers push someone over the top [US] in a competition or contest, if something pushes someone over the top, it results in them winning The advertising campaign pushed the company over the top, allowing them to replace their rivals as the number-one soft drink in supermarkets. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers be at the top of the tree [British] to have reached the highest level in a career or profession She has been at the top of the acting tree for 35 years. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers on top of the world extremely happy When she came back from that holiday she was so happy, on top of the world. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: top of a tower Later, the top of the tower served as first tee for the flanking golf club. Times, Sunday Times The tower guard swore under his breath as he ambled up the rungs leading to the top of the tower. Christianity Today We were standing behind the sandbagged parapet on top of the tower, under the whitewashed cross. Times, Sunday Times I asked for the bedroom at the top of the tower, not knowing that the sun bakes that room like an oven. Times, Sunday Times It has temporarily replaced the union flag that traditionally flies on top of the tower, 518 feet above the prom. The Sun The creamy-green flowers of traveller's joy have been sprawling over hedges, and climbing tall trees even to the very top, for the past two months. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The positive can-do attitude culture comes from the very top. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The award citation noted that he is'at the very top of the list for serious crime '. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I am shocked and disgusted with the dodgy deals and sheer, ugly greed that we now know lurks at the very top of our national game. The Sun (2016) The Walker money was not a bottomless pit and the fan base was not big enough to sustain a place at the very top. The Sun (2012) Translations: Chinese: 顶尖的, 顶端, 盖 Japanese: 一番上の, 上, 蓋 |
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