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单词 topmost
释义
topmosttop‧most /ˈtɒpməʊst $ ˈtɑːpmoʊst/ adjective [only before noun] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • the topmost row of seats
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Above him, the topmost twigs of the trees whispered interminably.
  • At first it was just a dot in the valley below, perched on the topmost branch of a lightning-blasted conifer.
  • Janey went to the back steps, sat on the topmost step and wept.
  • Only the topmost branches were still gilded by daylight, the illuminated areas shrinking as the sun dropped below the misty horizon.
  • Rostov scanned the platform above for Alexei and saw him finally on the topmost section of the catwalk.
  • The topmost edge of the sun was about to dip beyond the North Water.
  • The topmost new box is the desktop, which is basically the entire screen of the computer.
  • The lower props are horizontal; the topmost prop is curved to follow the line of the girder.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorwhen something is nearest the top
· The books are on the top shelf.· Put the papers in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.· We moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building.
at the top above the lower part of something: · Several of her upper teeth were missing.· He already had a light growth of hair on his upper lip.· Most meteorites do not make it through Earth's upper atmosphere.
formal the topmost or uppermost part of something is the highest of all its parts, right at the top: · Human bones were found in the uppermost level of rock.· Janey went to the back of the house, sat on the topmost step, and wept.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The topmost branches were full of birds.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Only the topmost branches were still gilded by daylight, the illuminated areas shrinking as the sun dropped below the misty horizon.· At first it was just a dot in the valley below, perched on the topmost branch of a lightning-blasted conifer.· Across the street the topmost branches of the lime trees were tossing and swaying.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivetoptoplesstopmostnountoptoppingverbtopadverbtops
the topmost part of something is its highest part SYN  top:  The topmost branches were still bathed in sunlight.
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