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单词 top-shelf
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Definition of top-shelf in English:

top-shelf

adjective
  • 1British (of a magazine) pornographic.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A mix of fiction, journalism and high-quality photography, it's a world away from the usual top-shelf titles.
    • Here was top-shelf material being presented down the road from Buckingham Palace.
    • Now there are almost gynaecological references to intimate sexual acts that were once the domain of lovers' pillow talk or top-shelf magazines.
    • And have the same prosecutors sought suit against corner shops for selling top-shelf material, which is consistently more explicit and also as accessible?
    • And Home Front is sort of like the glossy magazine - it's absolutely unattainable - that's the top-shelf version really, the soft porn.
    • The stories filtering out of rugby league and Aussie Rules clubs would turn the stomachs of readers of even the most hardcore top-shelf magazine.
    • Sounds like a steamy top-shelf publication to us.
    • What used to be top-shelf is now propped up in the shop window, so heaven only knows what's kept on the top shelf.
    • Scotland on Sunday has learned that BoS provided over £5m in debt financing to a start-up called Remnant Media, which has bought 45 top-shelf magazines from Desmond for £20m.
    • But then even the woman in the corner shop started selling top-shelf porn.
    • You can read more about the ideas behind this magazine - published by a former editor of top-shelf mag Penthouse, no less - here.
    • Little is left to the imagination, the Sunday Herald is reliably informed, as Paula bears all in November's edition of the top-shelf glossy.
    • That was in spite of concerns among some Labour MPs about the newspapers being purchased by a company whose products include top-shelf magazines.
    • We get to visit one American women's group which specialises in a form of photography normally associated with top-shelf magazines.
    • As the author repeatedly points out, the pornographic material he seized wasn't simply more explicit than 18-certificate films or top-shelf magazines.
    • So, the more parents let their kids roam around alone online, the more adult checks there will have to be, because the parents expect the purveyors of porn to child-mind them on their behalf and make sure they don't see top-shelf material.
    • Naked women belong in top-shelf magazines, not in a publication which should inform on the news of the day (debatable, I concede).
    • You've got to be over a certain age to buy a top-shelf mag.
    • He is legendary for supplementing his grant by writing sexual fantasies for the top-shelf magazine Forum but he eventually got a respectable job as a trainee with the Mirror Group.
    • They diminish women by imagining them in a variety of uniforms from the very worst top-shelf publications because they know it's a foolproof way to put them in their place.
  • 2North American Of a high quality; excellent.

    some top-shelf cars are shipped overseas
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At only $2.50 a plate, you can afford a top-shelf martini go-with.
    • All drinks, excluding wine and top-shelf pours, are half off.
    • Then, construct your hero as you might order a drink at the bar of the Four Seasons, ignoring the well brands and calling for top-shelf bottles.
    • There's a tall glass-windowed case of top-shelf alcohol.
    • The Hotel Sliven was a Communist-era behemoth that I wouldn't recommend to anyone expecting top-shelf service and quality.
    • Ivy League teams don't offer scholarships, but Carril's Princeton squads consistently beat major-conference teams stacked with top-shelf talent.
    • This was a label that dominated musically as well as attracting and nurturing top-shelf vocal talent.
    • Crafted from sturdy die-cast aluminum and loaded with brainy features, the E - 10 is as top-shelf as they come.
    • The Internet has made it very easy for candidates to translate momentum into contributions and volunteers (though not top-shelf organizers).
    • This is an outstanding group in terms of the top-shelf talent and the overall depth.
    • And the company has hired a top-shelf lobbyist to press its point.
    • Whether you agree with it or not, it's top-shelf legal scholarship.
    • It's always frustrating to watch an artist with top-shelf talent reach that inadvertently satiated moment when there's really nothing important to say, nothing to add.
    • That alone is worth saluting, as are the top-shelf graphics, print-like layout and overall spirit of full on music exuberance.
    • Though they were tagged as a comedy act sometimes, Kyser's band was full of top-shelf pros.
    • I said the line formed just left of the free, top-shelf bar and endless chocolate fondue fountain.
    • With a few beers in ya and a 3am curfew, these guys could definitely be top-shelf entertainment.
    • In recent months he has hired top-shelf talent to implement the company's transformation plan.
    • Having said this, The Two Towers movie has the kind of scenes that send a thrill through the viewer - indicative for me of those rarest of top-shelf movies.
    • Try the first-rate mojitos, served with a sugar-cane stirrer, or a potent sangria, amped up with top-shelf liquors.
 
 

Definition of top-shelf in US English:

top-shelf

adjective
  • 1North American Of a high quality; excellent.

    top-shelf vocal talent
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In recent months he has hired top-shelf talent to implement the company's transformation plan.
    • Crafted from sturdy die-cast aluminum and loaded with brainy features, the E - 10 is as top-shelf as they come.
    • Then, construct your hero as you might order a drink at the bar of the Four Seasons, ignoring the well brands and calling for top-shelf bottles.
    • Ivy League teams don't offer scholarships, but Carril's Princeton squads consistently beat major-conference teams stacked with top-shelf talent.
    • With a few beers in ya and a 3am curfew, these guys could definitely be top-shelf entertainment.
    • The Hotel Sliven was a Communist-era behemoth that I wouldn't recommend to anyone expecting top-shelf service and quality.
    • Try the first-rate mojitos, served with a sugar-cane stirrer, or a potent sangria, amped up with top-shelf liquors.
    • I said the line formed just left of the free, top-shelf bar and endless chocolate fondue fountain.
    • This was a label that dominated musically as well as attracting and nurturing top-shelf vocal talent.
    • Though they were tagged as a comedy act sometimes, Kyser's band was full of top-shelf pros.
    • And the company has hired a top-shelf lobbyist to press its point.
    • That alone is worth saluting, as are the top-shelf graphics, print-like layout and overall spirit of full on music exuberance.
    • Having said this, The Two Towers movie has the kind of scenes that send a thrill through the viewer - indicative for me of those rarest of top-shelf movies.
    • It's always frustrating to watch an artist with top-shelf talent reach that inadvertently satiated moment when there's really nothing important to say, nothing to add.
    • The Internet has made it very easy for candidates to translate momentum into contributions and volunteers (though not top-shelf organizers).
    • There's a tall glass-windowed case of top-shelf alcohol.
    • All drinks, excluding wine and top-shelf pours, are half off.
    • This is an outstanding group in terms of the top-shelf talent and the overall depth.
    • Whether you agree with it or not, it's top-shelf legal scholarship.
    • At only $2.50 a plate, you can afford a top-shelf martini go-with.
  • 2British (of a magazine or other publication) pornographic.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He is legendary for supplementing his grant by writing sexual fantasies for the top-shelf magazine Forum but he eventually got a respectable job as a trainee with the Mirror Group.
    • Sounds like a steamy top-shelf publication to us.
    • Naked women belong in top-shelf magazines, not in a publication which should inform on the news of the day (debatable, I concede).
    • The stories filtering out of rugby league and Aussie Rules clubs would turn the stomachs of readers of even the most hardcore top-shelf magazine.
    • You've got to be over a certain age to buy a top-shelf mag.
    • A mix of fiction, journalism and high-quality photography, it's a world away from the usual top-shelf titles.
    • What used to be top-shelf is now propped up in the shop window, so heaven only knows what's kept on the top shelf.
    • Here was top-shelf material being presented down the road from Buckingham Palace.
    • But then even the woman in the corner shop started selling top-shelf porn.
    • That was in spite of concerns among some Labour MPs about the newspapers being purchased by a company whose products include top-shelf magazines.
    • Little is left to the imagination, the Sunday Herald is reliably informed, as Paula bears all in November's edition of the top-shelf glossy.
    • We get to visit one American women's group which specialises in a form of photography normally associated with top-shelf magazines.
    • They diminish women by imagining them in a variety of uniforms from the very worst top-shelf publications because they know it's a foolproof way to put them in their place.
    • And Home Front is sort of like the glossy magazine - it's absolutely unattainable - that's the top-shelf version really, the soft porn.
    • And have the same prosecutors sought suit against corner shops for selling top-shelf material, which is consistently more explicit and also as accessible?
    • So, the more parents let their kids roam around alone online, the more adult checks there will have to be, because the parents expect the purveyors of porn to child-mind them on their behalf and make sure they don't see top-shelf material.
    • As the author repeatedly points out, the pornographic material he seized wasn't simply more explicit than 18-certificate films or top-shelf magazines.
    • Scotland on Sunday has learned that BoS provided over £5m in debt financing to a start-up called Remnant Media, which has bought 45 top-shelf magazines from Desmond for £20m.
    • Now there are almost gynaecological references to intimate sexual acts that were once the domain of lovers' pillow talk or top-shelf magazines.
    • You can read more about the ideas behind this magazine - published by a former editor of top-shelf mag Penthouse, no less - here.
 
 
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