top
noun /tɒp/
/tɑːp/
Idioms 顶;顶部;顶端 - at the top of something She was standing at the top of the stairs.
她站在楼梯的顶端。 - The title is right at the top of the page.
标题就在页面的顶端。 - at the top Write your name at the top.
把你的姓名写在上端。 - to the top He filled my glass to the top.
他把我的杯子斟得满满的。 - to the top of something We climbed to the very top of the hill.
我们爬到了山的最高点。 - on the top Snow was falling on the mountain tops.
山顶上正在下雪。 - on the top of something He was completely bald on the top of his head.
他头顶完全秃了。 - I was out of breath when I reached the top.
当我到达山顶时,我上气不接下气。 - (British English) the top of the milk (= the cream that rises to the top of a bottle of milk)
牛奶表面的奶皮 - The wind was blowing in the tops of the trees.
风儿吹拂着树梢。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- very
- cliff
- …
- at the top
- on top
- to the top
- …
- from top to bottom
- at the top of something She was standing at the top of the stairs.
表面;上面 - Can you polish the top of the table?
请把桌面擦亮好吗?
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extreme
- very
- cliff
- …
- at the top
- on top
- to the top
- …
- from top to bottom
- Can you polish the top of the table?
上衣 - I need a top to go with this skirt.
我需要一件上衣来配这条裙子。 - a tracksuit/bikini/pyjama top
运动服╱比基尼泳装╱睡衣的上装 - He was wearing a blue hooded top.
他穿着一件蓝色连帽上衣。 - She wore a pink skirt with a matching top.
她身穿一条粉色裙子和一件与之相配的上衣。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- halter
- hooded
- long-sleeved
- …
- I need a top to go with this skirt.
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帽;盖;塞 - Where's the top of this pen?
这支笔的笔帽在哪儿? - a bottle with a screw top
带螺旋盖儿的瓶子
Synonyms lidlid- top
- cork
- cap
- plug
- lid a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it:
- a jar with a tight-fitting lid
盖子很紧的广口瓶
- a jar with a tight-fitting lid
- top a thing that you put over the end of something such as a pen or bottle in order to close it
指笔帽、瓶盖、瓶塞 - cork a small, round object made of cork or plastic that is used for closing bottles, especially wine bottles
指尤用于酒瓶的软木塞、塑料瓶塞 - cap (often in compounds) a top for a pen or a cover for protecting something such as the lens of a camera
- plug a round piece of material that you put into a hole in order to block it; a flat, round rubber or plastic thing that you put into the hole of a sink in order to stop the water from flowing out:
- a bath plug
浴缸塞子
- a bath plug
- a tight-fitting lid/top/cap
- a screw top/cap
- a pen lid/top
- to put on/screw on/take off/unscrew the lid/top/cap
- to pull out the cork/plug
- He popped the top of a soda can.
他啪的一声打开苏打水罐的盖子。 - We used to collect milk bottle tops for charity.
我们过去常常为慈善机构收集牛奶瓶盖。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bottle
- lift
- lift off
- pop
- …
- Where's the top of this pen?
- the top[singular] the highest or most important rank or position
最高的级别;最重要的职位 - at the top of something They finished the season at the top of the league.
他们打完这个赛季之后积分高居联赛的榜首。 - He's at the top of his profession.
他正处于事业的巅峰。 - We have a lot of things to do, but packing is at the top of the list.
我们有许多事情要做,但首先是打点行装。 - at the top The company needs to make a change at the top.
公司需要在高层做出改变。 - to the top She is determined to make it to the top (= achieve fame or success).
她决心要出人头地。 - He worked his way to the top in just a few short years.
在短短的几年里,他一步步走上了顶峰。 - to the top of something The album shot straight to the top of the charts.
这张专辑直接登上了排行榜的首位。 - The issue has recently risen to the top of the agenda.
这个问题最近被提到议事日程的首位。 - I would not have gone into boxing if I didn't think I could reach the top.
如果我不认为我能达到顶峰,我就不会从事拳击运动。 - This decision came from the top.
这个决定是由最高领导作出的。
- The company has an unusually high proportion of young people at the top.
公司高层中年轻人的比例高得非同寻常。 - Pay was now at the top of the employees' agenda.
工资现在是员工议程上的头等大事。
Collocations Dictionaryverb + top- get to
- make it to
- reach
- …
- at the top
- on top
- to the top
- …
- top of the agenda
- top of the class
- at the top of something They finished the season at the top of the league.
- [singular] the top of something the end of a street, table, etc. that is furthest away from you or from where you usually come to it
尽头;远端 - I'll meet you at the top of Thorpe Street.
我会和你在索普大街的尽头碰面。
- I'll meet you at the top of Thorpe Street.
- [countable, usually plural] the leaves of a plant that is grown mainly for its root
(根菜作物的)茎叶 - Remove the green tops from the carrots.
去掉胡萝卜的绿叶。
- Remove the green tops from the carrots.
- tops[plural] (informal) used after an amount of money, time, etc. to show that it is the highest, longest, etc. possible
(用于款额后)最高额 - It couldn't have cost more than £50, tops.
这东西的价格最高不会超过 50 英镑。 - It'll take a couple of hours, tops.
最多需要几个小时。
- It couldn't have cost more than £50, tops.
- tops[plural] (old-fashioned, informal) a person or thing of the best quality
最优秀的人;最好的东西;精华 - Among sports superstars she’s (the) tops.
她在超级体育明星中独占鳌头。 - In the survey the Brits come out tops for humour.
这项调查显示,英国人的幽默是首屈一指的。
- Among sports superstars she’s (the) tops.
- [countable] a child’s toy that turns round on a point when it is moved very quickly by hand or by a string
陀螺 - She was so confused—her mind was spinning like a top.
她如坠五里雾中,被搞得晕头转向。
see also big top, red-top - She was so confused—her mind was spinning like a top.
highest point最高点
upper surface上层表面
clothing衣服
of pen/bottle笔;瓶子
highest rank最高等级
furthest point
leaves of plant植物的叶子
amount of money/time
best最好
toy玩具
词源noun senses 1 to 9 late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’. noun sense 10 late Old English, of unknown origin.
Idioms
at the top/bottom of the heap
- high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society
在(机构或社会的)顶层/底层 - These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
这些工人处在经济结构的底层。
- These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
at the top of the tree
- in the highest position or rank in a profession or career
(在行业、事业中)高居首位,处于顶峰
at the top of your voice
- as loudly as possible
高声地;放声地;扯着喉咙地 - She was screaming at the top of her voice.
她在声嘶力竭地尖叫。 - I was shouting at the top of my voice but she couldn't hear me.
我喊的声音已经是最大了,可她还是听不见。
- She was screaming at the top of her voice.
blow your top
(North American English also blow your stack)
- (informal) to get very angry
大怒;暴跳如雷
(at the) bottom/top of the pile
- in the least/most important position in a group of people or things
处于无足轻重的/举足轻重的地位 - It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile.
20年前,一名英国球员就已经登顶了。 - The government is doing little to help those on the bottom of the social pile.
政府几乎没有采取任何措施帮助处于社会底层的人。
- It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile.
come out on top
- to win a contest or an argument
(在比赛或辩论中)名列前茅,先拔头筹 - In most boardroom disputes he tends to come out on top.
在大多数董事会议的辩论中,他往往占据上风。
- In most boardroom disputes he tends to come out on top.
from top to bottom
- going to every part of a place in a very careful way
从上到下;彻底地 - We cleaned the house from top to bottom.
我们把房子彻底打扫了一遍。
- We cleaned the house from top to bottom.
from top to toe
- completely; all over
从头到脚;浑身上下;全部 - She was dressed in green from top to toe.
她从头到脚穿了一身绿。
- She was dressed in green from top to toe.
get on top of somebody
- to be too much for somebody to manage or deal with
使吃不消;使应接不暇 - All this extra work is getting on top of him.
这么多的额外工作快使他吃不消了。
- All this extra work is getting on top of him.
get on top of something
- to manage to control or deal with something
设法驾驭;处理 - How will I ever get on top of all this work?
我究竟怎样才处理得了这么多的工作?
- How will I ever get on top of all this work?
off the top of your head
- (informal) just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts
单凭猜测(或记忆);信口地;不假思索地 - I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
我一时想不起这个名字,不过我可以给你查一查。
- I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
on top
- on the highest point or surface
在上面;在顶部 - a cake with cream on top
上面浇有奶油的蛋糕 - Stand on top and look down.
站在顶上俯视。
- a cake with cream on top
- in a leading position or in control
处于领先地位;控制局面 - She remained on top for the rest of the match.
在比赛的余下部分她一直领先。
- She remained on top for the rest of the match.
- in addition
另外;加之 - Look, here's 30 dollars, and I'll buy you lunch on top.
你看,这是给你的 30 美元,另外我还会给你买午餐。
- Look, here's 30 dollars, and I'll buy you lunch on top.
on top of something/somebody
在…上面;在…上方;覆盖着 - Books were piled on top of one another.
书一本一本地摞在一起。 - There was a vase on top of the bookcase.
书架顶上有个花瓶。 - Many people were crushed when the building collapsed on top of them.
那座楼房倒塌时砸伤了下面许多人。
- Books were piled on top of one another.
除…之外 - He gets commission on top of his salary.
他除了薪金之外还拿佣金。 - On top of everything else, my car's been stolen.
我所有的东西都被盗,连汽车也给偷走了。
- He gets commission on top of his salary.
- very close to something/somebody
紧挨着;与…紧靠着 - We were all living on top of each other in that tiny apartment.
我们都挤着住在那套小小的公寓里。
- We were all living on top of each other in that tiny apartment.
- in control of a situation
控制着;掌握着 - Do you think he's really on top of his job?
你认为他真的能做好他的工作吗? - Work tends to pile up if I don’t keep on top of it.
如果我不坚持下去,工作就会堆积如山。
- Do you think he's really on top of his job?
on top of the world
- very happy or proud
Topics Feelingsc1欢天喜地;心满意足;非常自豪
over the top
- (abbreviation OTT)(especially British English, informal) done with too much acting, emotion or effort
过分;过火;过头 - His performance is completely over the top.
他的表演完全过火了。 - an over-the-top reaction
过头的反应
- His performance is completely over the top.
take something from the top
- (informal) to go back to the beginning of a song, piece of music, etc. and repeat it
从头再唱(或再奏等) - OK, everybody, let's take it from the top.
好,咱们大家从头再唱一遍。
- OK, everybody, let's take it from the top.
thin/bald on top
- (informal) with little or no hair on the head
头发稀疏;谢顶 - He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair).
他开始有点谢顶了。 - He's going bald on top.
他谢顶了。
- He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair).
up top
- (British English, informal) used to talk about a person’s intelligence
(指人的智力)头脑,脑子 - He hasn't got much up top (= he isn't very intelligent).
他没有多少脑子。 - It’s what’s up top (= how intelligent you are) that matters.
重要的是你有多聪明。
- He hasn't got much up top (= he isn't very intelligent).