单词 | top-paid |
释义 | > as lemmastop-paid (b) Modifying participles and adjectives, with the sense ‘at the highest level’, as in top-paid, top-ranking, top-rated, etc., (adjectives). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > rank > [adjective] > exalted in rank higheOE stern of slatec1300 greatc1325 differentc1384 excellentc1400 haught1470 upper1477 elevate?1504 of sort1606 sublime1606 eminenta1616 exalted1623 elevated1665 uppish1797 ranking1847 high-up1848 high-ranking1850 superimposed1861 salt1868 top-ranking1936 1836 Manch. Times 18 June In the pitiless storm, were large numbers of passengers destined to wait nearly one hour before ‘relays’ of the top-priced conveyances were brought. 1936 Time 19 Oct. 67/1 Adapting a story which is to be played by four top-ranking film personalities. 1946 A. Koestler Thieves in Night 194 Turning to the urgent blue and so to the top-urgent red tray. 1975 Listener 17 July 69/1 Top-paid people should agree to limit their incomes. 1976 Billings (Montana) Gaz. 16 June 3- c/2 The victory by the third-rated Hurons left top-rated Arizona State one defeat from elimination. 1976 Scotsman 25 Nov. 14/5 Top-earning businessmen. 1978 N.Y. Times 30 Mar. d22/1 In a postponed first-round match, top seeded Vitas Gerulaitis..defeated Ray Moore. 2016 Guardian (Nexis) 31 July (Environment section) A top-rated energy-efficient fridge. < as lemmas |
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