| 单词 | top person |
| 释义 | > as lemmastop person With plural agreement. The aristocracy; leaders and people of rank and influence in the arts, politics, the professions, etc. Occasionally singular as top person. The expression gained wide currency from the advertising slogan used by The Times in 1957. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [noun] > one who is important > one of high rank statec1449 top people1752 anybody1802 celestitude1824 big bug1826 wig1828 celestiality1837 (the) salt of the earth1842 high-up1882 big-timer1917 V.I.P.1933 society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > member of > collectively top people1752 tip-top1753 top1887 1752 in M. M. Verney Verney Lett. (1930) II. xxxiv. 250 When they get in liquor they are very troublesome and noisy. They kept it up all night, several of the top people. 1957 Economist 21 Sept. 929/3 Like the Times, it [sc. Punch] has been read by top people for a long time. 1959 C. MacInnes Absolute Beginners 103 He had a very sharp top-person suit on. 1960 Sunday Times 21 Feb. 9/5 (advt.) The man who gets on is he who makes himself bigger than his job... Top People take The Times. 1963 Punch 4 Sept. 356/2 Southerners, satiated with Top People prissiness. 1977 News of World 17 Apr. 2/3 The top people's directory, Who's Who. 1981 R. D. Edwards Corridors of Death vi. 29 The need for tact and sensitivity in handling the Top People involved. < as lemmas |
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