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- n.顶端，顶部，上端;表面，上面;（排名）首位，（位居）第一; （瓶、罐、管等的）盖，帽，塞;上衣，上装;顶点，最高度;（儿童玩的）陀螺; （街道等的）尽头，远端;开端，起点;<纺>毛条，化学纤维条;（马戏团等的）帐篷;最佳的东西（或部分），精华;<物>顶夸克;（网球等的）上旋;最高的级别，最重要的职位;（用于款额后）最高额;（根菜作物的）茎叶;<船>桅盘，桅楼;<英> （汽车的）高挡;最优秀的人;（新闻报道、广播或报纸专栏中的）头条位置;<牌>顶张（一般指Ａ或Ｋ）;（棒球比赛的）前半局;<主英>（牛奶最上层的）奶脂;高沼泽地;最重要的事物（或部分）;旋转的东西
- adj. 顶端的，顶部的，最上面的;（位置、级别或程度）最高的;最大的;最重要的，居首位的;很好的，极棒的，顶呱呱的;最要紧的，最优先的;（在游戏或比赛中）获胜的;最著名的;次数最多的;<主英>讨人喜欢的;最优良的
- v.高于，超过（某一数量）;覆盖，把（某物）放在…的上面;结束;到达山顶，达到顶点（或高峰）;胜过，优于，压倒（前人所做）;<俚> 杀死;居…之首，为…之冠;<纺>套染（毛条等）;<体>击（球）的上部（以使其向前旋转），击上旋球;为（植物）剪顶（或打尖）;向高处升;给...涂上装饰层（或保护层）
- adv.至多，最多（tops）
复数： tops 过去式： topped 现在分词： topping 过去分词： topped 第三人称单数： tops
topnoun
最高点 highest point
顶；顶部；顶端
the highest part or point of sth
She was standing at the top of the stairs.
她站在楼梯的顶端。
Write your name at the top.
把你的姓名写在上端。
The title is right at the top of the page.
标题就在页面的顶端。
He filled my glass to the top .
他把我的杯子斟得满满的。
We climbed to the very top of the hill.
我们爬到了山的最高点。
Snow was falling on the mountain tops.
山顶上正在下雪。
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。
上层表面 upper surface
表面；上面
the upper flat surface of sth
Can you polish the top of the table?
请把桌面擦亮好吗？
a desk top
桌面
最高等级 highest rank
最高的级别；最重要的职位
the highest or most important rank or position
He's at the top of his profession.
他正处于事业的巅峰。
She is determined to make it to the top (= achieve fame or success) .
她决心要出人头地。
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。
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。
This decision came from the top.
这个决定是由最高领导作出的。
最远点 farthest point
尽头；远端
the end of a street, table, etc. that is farthest away from you or from where you usually come to it
I'll meet you at the top of Thorpe Street.
我会和你在索普大街的尽头碰面。
笔；瓶子 of pen/bottle
帽；盖；塞
a thing that you put on the end of sth to close it
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
衣服 clothing
上衣
a piece of clothing worn on the upper part of the body
I need a top to go with this skirt.
我需要一件上衣来配这条裙子。
a tracksuit/pyjama/bikini top
运动服上衣；睡衣 / 比基尼泳装的上部
植物的叶子 leaves of plant
（根菜作物的）茎叶
the leaves of a plant that is grown mainly for its root
Remove the green tops from the carrots.
去掉胡萝卜的绿叶。
款额 amount of money
（用于款额后）最高额
used after an amount of money to show that it is the highest possible
It couldn't have cost more than £50, tops.
这东西的价格最高不会超过50英镑。
最好 best
最优秀的人；最好的东西；精华
a person or thing of the best quality
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。
玩具 toy
陀螺
a child's toy that spins on a point when it is turned round very quickly by hand or by a string
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。
in the highest position or rank in a profession or career
as loudly as possible
她在声嘶力竭地尖叫。
She was screaming at the top of her voice.
to win a contest or an argument
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.
going to every part of a place in a very thorough way
我们把房子彻底打扫了一遍。
We cleaned the house from top to bottom.
completely; all over
她从头到脚穿了一身绿。
She was dressed in green from top to toe.
to be too much for sb to manage or deal with
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.
to manage to control or deal with sth
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?
just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts
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.
very happy or proud
done to an exaggerated degree and with too much effort
他的表演完全过火了。
His performance is completely over the top.
an over-the-top reaction
过头的反应
to go back to the beginning of a song, piece of music, etc. and repeat it
好，咱们大家从头再唱一遍。
OK, everybody, let's take it from the top.
used to talk about a person's intelligence
他没有多少脑子。
He hasn't got much up top (= he isn't very intelligent) .
to get very angry
high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society
这些工人处在经济结构的底层。
These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
in the least/most important position in a group of people or things
without much hair on the head
他开始有点谢顶了。
He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair) .
adj.
（位置、级别或程度）最高的
highest in position, rank or degree
He lives on the top floor.
他住在顶层。
She kept his passport in the top drawer.
她把他的护照存放在最上层抽屉里。
He's one of the top players in the country.
他是国内最优秀的运动员之一。
She got the top job.
她得到了那个最高职位。
He finished top in the exam.
他考试得了第一名。
She got top marks for her essay.
她的论文得了最高分。
They're top of the league.
他们是联赛的领头羊。
The athletes are all on top form (= performing their best) .
运动员都处于最佳竞技状态。
Welfare reform is a top priority for the government.
福利改革是政府的当务之急。
The car was travelling at top speed.
那辆汽车全速行驶。
很好的；极棒的；顶呱呱的
very good
He's a top bloke.
他是个大好人。
verb
多出 be more
高于，超过（某一数量）
to be higher than a particular amount
Worldwide sales look set to top $1 billion.
全球销售额看来很可能要超过10亿元。
是最好 be the best
居…之首；为…之冠
to be in the highest position on a list because you are the most successful, important, etc.
The band topped the charts for five weeks with their first single.
这支乐队的第一张单曲唱片有五个星期高居最畅销流行音乐唱片榜榜首。
置于顶端 put on top
把（某物）放在…的上面
to put sth on the top of sth else
fruit salad topped with cream
上面浇了奶油的水果色拉
说 / 做得更好 say/do sth better
胜过，优于，压倒（前人所做）
to say or do sth that is better, funnier, more impressive, etc. than sth that sb else has said or done in the past
I'm afraid the other company has topped your offer (= offered more money) .
很抱歉，另一家公司出价比你们高。
自杀 kill yourself
自杀
to kill yourself deliberately
爬山 climb hill
到达山顶；达到顶端
to reach the highest point of a hill, etc.
used to introduce the final piece of information that is worse than the other bad things that you have just mentioned
to cut the top and bottom parts off fruit and vegetables to prepare them to be cooked or eaten
以…圆满结束；用…完成
to complete sth successfully by doing or adding one final thing
（价格、速度等）达到顶点，到最高点
if sth tops out at a particular price, speed, etc. it does not rise any higher
Inflation topped out at 12%.
通货膨胀达到了12%这个最高点。
给…的杯子斟满（饮料）
to fill sb's glass or cup with sth more to drink
Can I top you up?
把你的杯子加满好吗？
These are all words for a cover for a container.以上各词均指容器的盖、盖子。
a cover over a container that can be removed or opened by turning or lifting it指容器的盖、盖子：
a jar with a tight-fitting lid
盖子严丝合缝的广口瓶
a thing that you put over the end of sth such as a pen or bottle in order to close it指笔帽、瓶盖、瓶塞
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
(often in compounds) a top for a pen or a protective cover for sth such as the lens of a camera（常构成复合词）指钢笔、照相机镜头等的盖、帽
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指栓塞、堵塞物、水池的塞子：
a bath plug
浴缸塞子
an object that fits into the top of a bottle to close it指瓶塞：
a bottle with a glass stopper
用玻璃塞子的瓶子
top
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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。
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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。
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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
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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...the glass-topped table.
玻璃面餐桌
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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？
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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
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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。
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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？
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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PHRASE 除去…的两端
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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。
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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。
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at the top of the heap→ see:heap
noun
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- 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
- Synonym: circus tent big top round top
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- a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
- he stared as she buttoned her top
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- 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
- Synonym: cover
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- 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
- Synonym: whirligig teetotum spinning top
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- platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
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- the greatest possible intensity
- he screamed at the top of his lungs
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- the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- the view from the peak was magnificent
- they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
- the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
- Synonym: peak crown crest tip summit
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- the highest or uppermost side of anything
- put your books on top of the desk
- only the top side of the box was painted
- Synonym: top side upper side upside
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- 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
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- the highest level or degree attainable;the highest stage of development
- 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
- Synonym: acme height elevation peak pinnacle summit superlative meridian tiptop
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- the first half of an inning;while the visiting team is at bat
- a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth
- Synonym: top of the inning
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- finish up or conclude
- They topped off their dinner with a cognac
- top the evening with champagne
- Synonym: top off
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- be the culminating event
- The speech crowned the meeting
- Synonym: crown
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- cut the top off
- top trees and bushes
- Synonym: pinch
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- strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
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- reach or ascend the top of
- The hikers topped the mountain just before noon
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- pass by, over, or under without making contact
- the balloon cleared the tree tops
- Synonym: clear
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- provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
- the towers were topped with conical roofs
- Synonym: top out
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- be superior or better than some standard
- She exceeded our expectations
- She topped her performance of last year
- Synonym: exceed transcend overstep pass go past
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- be ahead of others;be the first
- she topped her class every year
- Synonym: lead
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- be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
- A star tops the Christmas Tree
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The pots are wide at the base and tapered at the top .
这些壶底部粗，顶部细。
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Put some tins on top to weight it down .
在顶部放些罐子来压住它。
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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？
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You need to take the top off the bottle first !
你得先把瓶盖子打开！
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She is determined to make it to the top .
她决心要出人头地。
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He 's starting to get a little thin on top .
他开始有点谢顶了。
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The government has given top priority to reforming the tax system .
政府优先致力于税制改革。
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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。
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He hasn 't got much up top .
他没有多少脑子。
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The title is right at the top of the page .
标题就在页面的顶端。
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He is one of this country 's top professional sportsmen .
他是本国的顶级职业运动员之一。
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She gradually fought her way to the top of the company .
她努力奋斗，逐渐登上公司的高位。
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The company has signed up three top models for the fashion show .
为时装表演，公司签约聘了三名顶尖模特儿。
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He worked his way to the top of his profession .
他一步一步努力，终于成为行业内的翘楚。
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She went straight from college to a top job .
她大学一毕业就干上了一份优越的工作。
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His performance is completely over the top .
他的表演完全过火了。
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Welfare reform is a top priority for the government .
福利改革是政府的当务之急。
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A skin had formed on the top of the milk .
奶上结了一层奶皮。
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Our equipment is top of the range .
我们的设备是最昂贵的。
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Only four points separate the top three teams .
领先的三队只相差四分。
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Orders came down the line from the very top .
命令从最高领导人逐级传达下来。
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The gap between the two top teams is closing all the time .
两支顶尖队的差距一直在缩小。
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If you want the best , you have to pay top dollar .
你想要最好的，就得花大钱。
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I need a top to go with this skirt .
我需要一件上衣来配这条裙子。
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Worldwide sales look set to top $ 1 billion .
全球销售额看来很可能要超过10亿元。
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The church was built at the top of a small rise .
教堂建在一座小山顶上。
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She 's in the top set for French .
她的法语成绩名列前茅。
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I would place her among the top five tennis players in the world .
我会把她排在世界五名顶尖网球选手之列。
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OK , everybody , let 's take it from the top .
好，咱们大家从头再唱一遍。
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We can help you get top dollar when you sell your house .
您卖房子我们能帮您卖个好价钱。
指山的尖顶；也指人或事物最成功或状态最好的时期。
You can see peaks covered with snow all the year round from the balcony of that room.
从那间屋子的阳台上能够看到终年被积雪覆盖的山峰。
That athlete wasn't at his peak.
那名运动员并未处在巅峰状态。
Sales reached a new peak last month.
上个月销售额创了新高。
指山的最高部分，也可喻指某事物的最大数量或最高水平。
reach the summit of Mount Qomolangma
登上珠穆朗玛峰顶峰
What invention can represent the summit of scientific achievement?
哪项发明能够代表科学成就的顶峰？
泛指某物的最上端；也指机构、公司、行业等中的最高职位。
The top of that mountain is covered with snow.
那座山的山顶覆盖着白雪。
Place the bowl on the top of the fridge.
把这个碗放在冰箱上面。
Write your ID card number on the top of the page.
把身份证号码写在页面上端。
He managed to work his way up to the top.
他成功地一步步升到了最高层。
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