| 单词 | top dog |
| 释义 | top dog (once / 36145 pages) n The person who is the best at something, or who is in charge, is the top dog — whether it's the most popular kid at school, a classroom teacher, or the President of the United States. You may have heard the term underdog, or someone who is unlikely to win. The top dog is the opposite, and both come from dog fighting, in which one dog is victorious — the top dog — and the one on the bottom — the underdog — is the loser. WORD FAMILYtop dog: top dogs USAGE EXAMPLESBut then no one ever said it was easy to be top dog. Economist(Dec 01, 2016) But by then, under the leadership of Mocciola, the balance of power had shifted: the Drughi were the top dogs. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) The same companies continually put the best product out, with little variation among the top dogs. Golf Digest(Nov 05, 2016) n a person who is in charge Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper chief, head Haman (Old Testament) the minister of the Persian emperor who hated the Jews and was hanged for plotting to massacre them Sir Thomas Stamford RafflesBritish colonial administrator who founded Singapore (1781-1826) Cesar RitzSwiss hotelier who created a chain of elegant hotels (1850-1918) Petrus Stuyvesantthe last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672) Ahmed Zoki YamaniSaudi Arabian minister of petroleum who was a central figure in the creation of OPEC (born in 1930) Albert Gore Jr.Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) administrator, executive someone who manages a government agency or department administrator, decision makersomeone who administers a business capothe head of a branch of an organized crime syndicate department headthe head of a department don, fatherthe head of an organized crime family general, superior generalthe head of a religious order or congregation general managerthe highest ranking manager grand dragona high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan head of householdthe head of a household or family or tribe secretarya person who is head of an administrative department of government academic administratoran administrator in a college or university commissionera government administrator director, manager, managing directorsomeone who controls resources and expenditures DCI, Director of Central Intelligencethe head of the United States Intelligence Community and director of the Central Intelligence Agency executive, executive directora person responsible for the administration of a business hosteller, hotel manager, hotelier, hotelkeeper, hotelmanan owner or manager of hotels land agenta person who administers a landed estate materfamilias, matriarcha female head of a family or tribe paterfamilias, patriarchthe male head of family or tribe prefecta chief officer or chief magistrate Attorney General, US Attorney General, United States Attorney Generalthe person who holds the position of secretary of the Justice Department Agriculture Secretary, Secretary of Agriculturethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Agriculture Commerce Secretary, Secretary of Commercethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Commerce Defense Secretary, Secretary of Defensethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Defense Department Education Secretary, Secretary of Educationthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Education Energy Secretary, Secretary of Energythe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Energy Secretary of Health and Human Servicesthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary of Housing and Urban Developmentthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Labor Secretary, Secretary of Laborthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Labor Secretary of Statethe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of State Interior Secretary, Secretary of the Interiorthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Interior Department Secretary of the Treasury, Treasury Secretarythe person who holds the secretaryship of the Treasury Department Secretary of Transportation, Transportation Secretarythe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Transportation Secretary of Veterans Affairsthe person who holds the secretaryship of the Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Generala person who is a chief administrator (as of the United Nations) security directorhead of a private security force working for a business or industry triumvirone of a group of three sharing public administration or civil authority especially in ancient Rome undersecretarya secretary immediately subordinate to the head of a department of government vice chancellora deputy or assistant to someone bearing the title of chancellor leader a person who rules or guides or inspires others |
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