英语词汇“topping off”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

topping off n. the action of topping off (in various senses of to top off at top v.¹ Phrasal verbs); esp. the action of putting the final, highest structural feature on (a building), typically as a ceremony marking the building's completion; frequently in topping-off ceremony.

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1836 L. Andrews Vocab. Words Hawaiian Lang. 70/2 Ki-pa-pa, the topping off of a wall; the filling up of a hole with stones.

1889 W. C. Russell Marooned I. ix. 154 The unfortunate wretch, whose long punishment certainly did not need the topping off of a round of abuse.

1932 New Castle (Pa.) News 15 Feb. 12/4 The ‘topping off’ ceremony staged by contractors and steel erectors at the finish of a skyscraper frame is quite impressive.

1971 Winnipeg Free Press 2 Oct. 4/3 (caption) Placing of a fir tree at the top of the John Hancock Tower in Boston marks the topping-off of the 790-foot building.

1992 Chicago Tribune's The Arts 20 Dec. 16/3 Each tank..full enough to require no topping off.

2021 Worksop Guardian (Nexis) 4 Dec. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service..will participate in a topping-off ceremony as the exterior building work of the new Worksop fire station is finished.

单词	topping off
释义	> as lemmas topping off topping off n. the action of topping off (in various senses of to top off at top v.¹ Phrasal verbs); esp. the action of putting the final, highest structural feature on (a building), typically as a ceremony marking the building's completion; frequently in topping-off ceremony. ΚΠ 1836 L. Andrews Vocab. Words Hawaiian Lang. 70/2 Ki-pa-pa, the topping off of a wall; the filling up of a hole with stones. 1889 W. C. Russell Marooned I. ix. 154 The unfortunate wretch, whose long punishment certainly did not need the topping off of a round of abuse. 1932 New Castle (Pa.) News 15 Feb. 12/4 The ‘topping off’ ceremony staged by contractors and steel erectors at the finish of a skyscraper frame is quite impressive. 1971 Winnipeg Free Press 2 Oct. 4/3 (caption) Placing of a fir tree at the top of the John Hancock Tower in Boston marks the topping-off of the 790-foot building. 1992 Chicago Tribune's The Arts 20 Dec. 16/3 Each tank..full enough to require no topping off. 2021 Worksop Guardian (Nexis) 4 Dec. Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service..will participate in a topping-off ceremony as the exterior building work of the new Worksop fire station is finished. extracted from toppingn.¹ < as lemmas
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