/tɒp ||; tɑp/noun
1 [C] the highest part or point of sth 顶;顶部;顶端:
The flat is at the top of the stairs. 这套公寓在楼梯顶部。
Snow was falling on the mountain tops. 雪正下在山顶上。
Start reading at the top of the page. 从书页的最上端开始看。
[OPP] foot 反义词为foot
2 [C] the flat upper surface of sth 上面:
a desk/table/bench top 书桌╱餐桌╱长凳面
3 [sing] the top (of sth) the highest or most important position 最高的╱最重要的位置:
to be at the top of your profession 在同行中首屈一指
4 [C] the cover that you put onto sth in order to close it 盖子:
Put the tops back on the pens or they will dry out. 盖好笔帽,不然笔会干掉。
☞A top or a cap is often small and round. You often take it off by turning a bottle top Unscrew cap to open. A lid may be larger. You can lift it off a saucepan lid Put the lid back on the box. top或cap通常指小而圆的盖子,可以拧开:a bottle top瓶盖·Unscrew cap to open.拧开盖子。lid可指较大的盖子,可以揭开:a saucepan lid锅盖·Put the lid back on the box.将箱盖盖好。
☞picture at container 见container插图
5 [C] a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper part of your body 上衣;上装:
a tracksuit/bikini/pyjama top 运动服╱比基尼泳装╱睡衣的上装
I need a top to match my new skirt. 我需要一件上衣配衬我的新裙子。
☞picture on page C6 见C6页插图
6 [C] a child's toy that turns round very quickly on a point 陀螺
at the top of your voice as loudly as possible 以最大的嗓音
get on top of sb(
informal 非正式) to be too much for sb to manage or deal with 使某人感到力不从心:
I've got so much work to do. It's really getting on top of me. 我那么多工作要做,真感到吃不消。
off the top of your head(
informal 非正式) just guessing or using your memory without preparing or thinking about sth first (说话)未经准备,不假思索
on top
1 on or onto the highest point 在顶部:
a mountain with snow on top 顶部积雪的山
2 in control; in a leading position 在控制之中;处于优势:
Josie always seems to come out on top. 到头来乔西似乎总是占上风。
on top of sb/sth
1 on, over or covering sb/sth else 在某人或某事物上面:
Books were piled on top of one another. 书一本本堆在一起。
The remote control is on top of the TV. 遥控器在电视机上面。
2 in addition to sb/sth else 除了某人或某事物外:
On top of everything else, the car's broken down. 除了遇到种种问题外,车子又抛锚了。
3 (informal 非正式) very close to sb/sth 靠近;接近:
We were all living on top of each other in that tiny flat. 我们都拥挤不堪地住在那套小小的公寓里。
over the top;OTT (
especially Brit 尤为英) (
informal 非正式) exaggerated or done with too much effort 过分(夸张等)