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1. N-COUNT 顶;顶端;顶部 The top of something is its highest point or part. 

  • I waited at the top of the stairs.

    我在楼梯顶端等着。

  • ...the picture at the top of the page...

    书页天头的图片

  • Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned.

    把饼干烤 20 到 25 分钟，直到表面略呈棕色。

  • Top is also an adjective.

    • The bullet had entered the top part of the brain.

      子弹已经进入了大脑顶部。

    • ...the top corner of his newspaper.

      他报纸顶端的一角

2. ADJ 最高的;最上面的;最上层的 The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one. 

  • I can't reach the top shelf...

    我够不着最上面的架子。

  • Our new flat was on the top floor...

    我们的新公寓在顶层。

  • A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin.

    整形外科医生可以除去最表层的皮肤。

3. N-COUNT (瓶、罐、管等的)盖，帽，塞 The top of something such as a bottle, jar, or tube is a cap, lid, or other device that fits or screws onto one end of it. 

  • ...the plastic tops from aerosol containers.

    喷雾剂容器的塑料盖子

  • ...a bottle top.

    瓶塞

4. N-SING 另一端;另一头 The top of a street, garden, bed, or table is the end of it that is farthest away from where you usually enter it or from where you are. 

  • ...a little shop at the top of the street...

    在街道那头的小店

  • He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table.

    他挪到桌子另一端的空椅子上坐下。

  • Top is also an adjective.

    • ...the hill near the top end of the garden.

      靠近花园那头的小山

    • ...the top corridor of the main building.

      主楼另一端的走廊

5. N-COUNT 上衣 A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt. 

  • Look at my new top.

    看看我的新上衣。

6. ADJ 最高(级别或量度)的 You can use top to indicate that something or someone is at the highest level of a scale or measurement. 

  • The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour.

    这些车辆最高时速为 80 公里。

  • ...a top-ranking Saudi officer.

    最高级别的沙特阿拉伯军官

7. ADJ 最优良的 You can use top to say that you think something is excellent. 

  • For $50, the guests got three courses of top nosh, fizz, wine, and beer.

    花 50 美元，客人们就尝到了三道美味菜肴，还有汽水、葡萄酒和啤酒。

8. N-SING 最高层;最高地位(或职位) The top of an organization or career structure is the highest level in it. 

  • We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top.

    我们从最底层开始，是一步一步奋斗到最高层的。

  • ...his dramatic rise to the top of the military hierarchy.

    他戏剧性地晋升至最高军阶

  • …the man at the top.

    地位最高的人

  • Top is also an adjective.

    • I need to have the top people in this company pull together.

      我需要将公司的最高层团结起来。

9. ADJ 最重要的;最著名的 You can use top to describe the most important or famous people or things in a particular area of work or activity. 

  • So you want to be a top model…

    这么说，你想成为超级名模喽。

  • The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers...

    总统今天下午会见了他最得力的军事顾问。

  • Those are some of the top stories in the news.

    以上是一些要闻。

10. N-SING （排名）首位;（位居）第一 If someone is at the top of a table or league or is the top of the table or league, their performance is better than that of all the other people involved. 

  • The United States will be at the top of the medal table...

    美国将在奖牌榜上位列第一。

  • Labour was top of the poll with forty-six percent.

    工党以 46% 的得票数高居首位。

  • Top is also an adjective.

    • He was the top student in physics…

      他是物理尖子。

    • I usually came top in English.

      我英语常得第一。

11. ADJ 最要紧的;最优先的 You can use top to indicate that something is the first thing you are going to do, because you consider it to be the most important. 

  • Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority...

    清洁供水系统是他们的当务之急。

  • On arrival, a six-course meal was top of the agenda.

    他们到达之后要做的第一件事是吃一顿六道菜的大餐。

12. ADJ 次数最多的 You can use top to indicate that someone does a particular thing more times than anyone else or that something is chosen more times than anything else. 

  • He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches...

    他是世界杯比赛期间意大利队进球最多的球员。

  • Management consultancy was the top choice of career among 11,500 students in a survey this year…

    在今年一项对 11,500 名学生进行的调查中，管理顾问是首选职业。

13. VERB 为…之首;居…之冠 To top a list means to be mentioned or chosen more times than anyone or anything else. 

  • It was the first time a Japanese manufacturer had topped the list for imported vehicles...

    这是日本制造商初次占据进口车排行的首位。

  • So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?

    那么如果社会党人得票居首却达不到绝对多数会怎么样？

14. VERB 高过；超过；多于 If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than that amount. 

  • Imports topped £10 billion last month...

    上个月进口总额超过了 100 亿英镑。

  • These five schools are in the state's top 5% in achievement scores, one school topping the score for the whole state.

    这 5 所学校的成绩在该州居前 5%，其中一所的成绩高于全州所有其他学校。

15. VERB 覆盖;放在…的上面 If something is topped with something, it has that thing as its highest part. 

  • The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs...

    他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。

  • To serve, top the fish with the cooked leeks.

    上菜时，把炒好的韭葱覆在鱼上。

-topped

  • ...the glass-topped table.

    玻璃面餐桌

16. VERB 胜过;压倒 If you top a story, remark, or action, you follow it with a better or more impressive one. 

  • How are you going to top that?

    你怎样超过那个？

17. ADV 至多;最多 You can use tops after mentioning a quantity, to say that it is the maximum possible. 

  • The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops...

    出版商预计该书至多能卖出 1,500 本。

  • Be here in half an hour, tops.

    最晚半个小时以后到这里。

  • Tops is also an adjective.

    • He reckons a hundred is tops.

      他认为 100 是上限了。

18. See also: topping;  
19. PHRASE 绝好;最出色;无可匹敌 If you say that something is tops or is the tops, you mean that it is better or more successful than anything else. 

  • Majorca and Ibiza are tops for holiday bargain-hunters in June…

    对于实惠型度假者来说，马略卡岛与伊维萨岛是 6 月份的绝好选择。

  • The United States was tops in finance and services…

    美国在金融业与服务业方面无可匹敌。

  • I thought it was the tops so I bought it.

    我认为再找不到比它更好的，所以就买下了。

20. PHRASE 大发脾气;勃然大怒 If someone blows their top, they become very angry about something. 

  • He blew his top after airport officials refused to let him on a plane.

    机场工作人员拒绝让他登机之后，他勃然大怒。

21. PHRASE 出人头地;拔得头筹;占得上风 If a person, organization, or country comes out on top, they are more successful than the others that they have been competing with. 

  • The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach.

    脱颖而出的唯一途径就是采用一种不同的方法。

22. PHRASE 最高价格 If someone pays top dollar for something, they pay the highest possible price for it. 

  • People will always pay top dollar for something exclusive.

    人们总是会为绝无仅有的东西付出高价。

  • …a club frequented by top-dollar models and their movie star companions.

    身价最高的模特与她们的影星同伴经常光顾的俱乐部

23. PHRASE 从上到下;彻底地 If you say that you clean, tidy, or examine something from top to bottom, you are emphasizing that you do it completely and thoroughly. 

  • She would clean the house from top to bottom.

    她会把房子彻底打扫一下。

24. PHRASE 从头到脚;全身;完全 You can use from top to toe to emphasize that the whole of someone's body is covered or dressed in a particular thing or type of clothing. 

  • They were sensibly dressed from top to toe in rain gear.

    他们从头到脚都用雨具捂得严严实实，非常明智。

25. PHRASE 使愁苦；使沮丧 When something gets on top of you, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed because it is very difficult or worrying, or because it involves more work than you can manage. 

  • Things have been getting on top of me lately.

    最近事情太多，压得我透不过气来。

26. PHRASE 不加思索地;来不及思索地 If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time. 

  • It was the best I could think of off the top of my head.

    这是我一时所能想到的最好的办法。

27. PHRASE 在上面;在顶上 If one thing is on top of another, it is placed over it or on its highest part. 

  • ...the vacuum flask that was resting on top of the stove.

    放在炉子上的保温瓶

  • …the fairy on top of the Christmas tree…

    圣诞树顶上的仙子

  • Place the sliced pork fillet on top and pour a little sauce over it.

    把切成片的猪肉里脊放在上面，再往上浇点调味汁。

28. PHRASE 另外;加之;除…之外(还) You can use on top or on top of to indicate that a particular problem exists in addition to a number of other problems. 

  • A stepfamily faces all the problems that a normal family has, with a set of additional problems on top…

    再婚家庭会面临正常家庭的所有问题，外加一堆额外难题。

  • An extra 700 jobs are being cut on top of the 2,000 that were lost last year.

    除了去年被裁掉的 2,000 个职位，还有700个岗位在裁撤中。

29. PHRASE 处于最高职位 You say that someone is on top when they have reached the most important position in an organization or business. 

  • How does he stay on top, 17 years after becoming foreign minister?

    他是怎样在成为外交大臣以后的17年间保住最高职位的？

30. PHRASE 完全控制;完全掌握 If you are on top of or get on top of something that you are doing, you are dealing with it successfully. 

  • ...the government's inability to get on top of the situation.

    政府无力掌控局势

31. PHRASE 非常幸福;心满意足 If you say that you feel on top of the world, you are emphasizing that you feel extremely happy and healthy. 

  • Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world.

    生贾森前的两个月，她辞工回家，感觉无比幸福。

32. PHRASE 盖上 If one thing is over the top of another, it is placed over it so that it is completely covering it. 

  • I have overcome this problem by placing a sheet of polythene over the top of the container...

    我在容器上盖了一片聚乙烯塑料薄膜，解决了这个问题。

  • Stir the sauce and pour it over the top.

    搅拌调味汁，把它浇在上面。

33. PHRASE 夸张的;言过其实的 You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable. 

  • The special effects are a bit over the top but I enjoyed it.

    特效有点夸张，但是我喜欢。

34. PHRASE 除去…的两端 If you top and tail fruit or vegetables such as French beans, you cut off the tops and the bottoms of them when you are preparing them to be eaten. 
35. PHRASE (某行业中的)最高地位;事业的最高峰 If you say that someone is at the top of the tree, you mean that they have reached the highest level in their career or profession. 

  • He sees himself going right to the top of the tree.

    他预见自己在同行中将无人可及。

36. PHRASE 声嘶力竭地;极大声地 If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it very loudly. 

  • 'Stephen!' shouted Marcia at the top of her voice.

    “斯蒂芬！”马西娅放声大喊。

37.   at the top of the heap→see: heap; 
相关词组：
top off  top up 
Noun

1. the upper part of anything;

  • "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"
  • "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

2. the highest or uppermost side of anything;

  • "put your books on top of the desk"
  • "only the top side of the box was painted"

3. the top point of a mountain or hill;

  • "the view from the peak was magnificent"
  • "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"

4. the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat;

  • "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"

5. the highest level or degree attainable;

  • "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
  • "the artist's gifts are at their acme"
  • "at the height of her career"
  • "the peak of perfection"
  • "summer was at its peak"
  • "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"
  • "the summit of his ambition"
  • "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"
  • "at the top of his profession"

6. the greatest possible intensity;

  • "he screamed at the top of his lungs"

7. platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

8. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin;

  • "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

9. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container);

  • "he removed the top of the carton"
  • "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"
  • "put the cover back on the kettle"

10. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips;

  • "he stared as she buttoned her top"

11. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;

  • "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"
  • "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
Verb

1. go beyond;

  • "She exceeded our expectations"
  • "She topped her performance of last year"

2. pass by, over, or under without making contact;

  • "the balloon cleared the tree tops"

3. be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point;

  • "A star tops the Christmas Tree"

4. be ahead of others; be the first;

  • "she topped her class every year"

5. provide with a top;

  • "the towers were topped with conical roofs"

6. reach or ascend the top of;

  • "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"

7. strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

8. cut the top off;

  • "top trees and bushes"

9. be the culminating event;

  • "The speech crowned the meeting"

10. finish up or conclude;

  • "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"
  • "top the evening with champagne"
Adjective

1. situated at the top or highest position;

  • "the top shelf"

2. not to be surpassed;

  • "his top effort"

体育

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  • 1.陀螺

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  • 1.顶端；上面；盖；最高度；【WIN】靠上，上对齐，上边框，第一个，第一个记录;= Technical and Office Protocds,技术和办公(自动化)协议
1. A box has a top, a bottom and four sides.
一个盒子有顶面、底面和四个侧面。

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2. After a few drinks, they were all singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices.
喝了几杯酒之后，他们就扯着嗓门唱一些下流歌曲。

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3. After climbing to the hill top, I sat down to catch my breath.
爬到山顶之后我坐下来喘口气。

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4. All the cotton they sold to the state was top grade.
他们交售的棉花全部够得上一级。

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5. Among cricketers, Ian Botham has to be top of the class.
板球运动员当中，伊恩·博塞姆必定是一流的。

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6. And today,if you go to Salt Lake City,you can see a monument with seagulls on top of it.
今天，如果你去盐湖城，你会看到有一座顶端雕刻有海鸥的纪念碑。

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7. As we climbed to the top of the hill, a magnificent view opened out before us.
我们登到山顶时，一片壮丽的景色展现在我们眼前。

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8. At the top of the bank my guide paused and looked back at me.
我的向导在河岸上稍停了一下，并且回头看了看我。

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9. At the very top of the steps was a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestal.
就在台阶顶端的基座上有一尊莎士比亚胸像。

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10. Block out this unimportant detail at the top of your picture.
在底片上把图像上部的这个不重要的细节涂抹掉。

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11. Both of them are the top students in their class.
他们俩都是班上最好的学生。

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12. By the time I got to the top of the hill, I was quite out of breath.
等我爬到山顶的时候，已经是上气不接下气了。

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13. Can you reach your arm up to that book on the top shelf?
你伸胳膊能够着书架最高层的那本书吗？

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14. Changes in top management of the company had been in the wind for weeks.
公司高层管理人员的人事变动已进行了好几个星期。

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15. Clean the car from the top, preferably with a hose and warm water.
最好用软管和温水从顶部开始清洗汽车。

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16. Clouds involved the mountain top.
云雾笼罩山头。

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17. Don't tell me Jim has walked off with the top prize as usual!
我不信吉姆又一如往常轻易地赢得了一等奖。

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18. Each cake had a cherry on top.
每块蛋糕上面都有一颗樱桃。

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19. Few of the trainee footballers make it to the top.
足球受训人员中没有几个能达到顶级水平。

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20. From the top of the hill there's a beautiful prospect over the valley.
从山顶俯视，山谷间的美景一览无余。

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