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单词 atop
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Definition of atop in English:

atop

preposition əˈtɒpəˈtɑp
literary
  • On the top of.

    the weathervane is perched atop the Great Tower
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In an instant, she was no longer in a dungeon cell but atop a hill overlooking a valley.
    • Perched awkwardly atop each tree was a scruffy but huge Californian condor.
    • She wears a butter colored suit, and a sleek hat is perched atop her short black hair.
    • She was perched atop one of the highest rocks, a glimmer shining in her sea green eyes.
    • Many had perched atop the two and three-storeyed buildings on either side of the road.
    • The large yellow house was perched atop a sharp incline of rocks leading down to the beach.
    Synonyms
    over, higher than, higher up than, overlooking
adverb əˈtɒpəˈtɑp
literary
  • On the top.

    the air-raid siren atop of the County Courthouse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Part way down, we stopped at the Torre Tavira, which is a merchant's house atop of which an observation tower was built.
    • The symbol atop of the Šentilj church belfry is quite unusual for a Catholic region: it forms a patriarchal cross with three crossbars standing atop of a recumbent and somewhat stylized crescent.

Rhymes

bop, chop, clop, cop, crop, dop, drop, Dunlop, estop, flop, fop, glop, hop, intercrop, knop, kop, lop, mop, op, plop, pop, prop, screw-top, shop, slop, sop, stop, strop, swap, tiptop, top, underprop, whop
 
 

Definition of atop in US English:

atop

prepositionəˈtäpəˈtɑp
  • On the top of.

    the weathervane is perched atop the barn
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The large yellow house was perched atop a sharp incline of rocks leading down to the beach.
    • Perched awkwardly atop each tree was a scruffy but huge Californian condor.
    • She wears a butter colored suit, and a sleek hat is perched atop her short black hair.
    • Many had perched atop the two and three-storeyed buildings on either side of the road.
    • In an instant, she was no longer in a dungeon cell but atop a hill overlooking a valley.
    • She was perched atop one of the highest rocks, a glimmer shining in her sea green eyes.
    Synonyms
    over, higher than, higher up than, overlooking
adverbəˈtäpəˈtɑp
  • On the top.

    the air raid siren atop of the courthouse
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Part way down, we stopped at the Torre Tavira, which is a merchant's house atop of which an observation tower was built.
    • The symbol atop of the Šentilj church belfry is quite unusual for a Catholic region: it forms a patriarchal cross with three crossbars standing atop of a recumbent and somewhat stylized crescent.
 
 
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