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单词 tops
释义

tops

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adjective

ˈtäps How to pronounce tops (audio)
: topmost in quality, ability, popularity, or importance
used predicatively
is tops in his field

tops

2 of 2

adverb

: at the very most
will cost $50, tops

Example Sentences

Adjective He is tops in his field. You're tops in my book! Adverb It takes me 15 minutes tops to do the dishes.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Countless are the glories in which the game of golf is wrapped, but this has always been tops — what gets measured is not your height and weight but your passion and skill. Jim Mccabe, BostonGlobe.com, 17 June 2022 Rothrock is tops in Class 4A with 245 strikeouts, Henson is second with 195. Brian Haenchen, The Indianapolis Star, 17 May 2022 Pink, the smallest of the local salmon, arrive in August, but the Alaska Department of Fish and game closely monitors catches and, in many years, lowers the limits on King salmon, sometimes by August 1, so the second half of July is tops all around. Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 5 July 2022 And bigger than any contract in A’s history by $102 million — Eric Chavez’s $66 million deal still is tops, signed way back in 2004. John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2022 Stephenson ranks fourth among National League catchers with 370,453 votes, which is tops among all Reds position players. Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 21 June 2022 Receiptify is another feature that allows Spotify and Apple Music users to see their tops songs from the past month, past six months or all time. Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 7 June 2022 In the history of fictional literary detectives, British mystery writer Agatha Christie’s fussy Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot is tops on the list. Michelle F. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 25 May 2022 Miller is tied for the American League lead with seven doubles and his 1.272 OPS is tops among players with at least 40 plate appearances. Joe Noga, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

plural of top entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

1935, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1956, in the meaning defined above

tops 1 of 2

noun

plural of top
1
as in lids
a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents make sure the top is on the blender before you turn it on or you'll make a mess

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • lids
  • caps
  • covers
  • hoods
  • roofs
  • coverings
  • jackets
  • domes
  • shells
  • casings
  • sheaths
  • housings
  • cases
  • capsules
2
as in pinnacles
the highest part or point a hawk's nest at the very top of the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pinnacles
  • heights
  • peaks
  • zeniths
  • culminations
  • apexes
  • crests
  • crowns
  • summits
  • heads
  • climaxes
  • apices
  • acmes
  • capstones
  • highlights
  • crescendoes
  • sums
  • crescendos
  • apogees
  • noons
  • tip-tops
  • high noons
  • roofs
  • flowers
  • high-water marks
  • noontimes
  • caps
  • blossoms
  • ceilings
  • meridians
  • crescendi
  • blooms
  • flood tides
  • primes
  • tips
  • glories
  • ne plus ultras
  • extremities
  • extremes
  • highs
  • heydays
  • vertices
  • vertexes
  • highspots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • bottoms
  • feet
  • foot
  • bases
  • rock bottoms
  • nadirs
  • abysses
  • minimums
  • minima
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tops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of top
as in surpasses
to be greater, better, or stronger than the next contender's javelin throw topped the reigning champion's and set a new world record

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • surpasses
  • exceeds
  • eclipses
  • beats
  • overtops
  • excels
  • outstrips
  • transcends
  • outshines
  • outdistances
  • masters
  • outdoes
  • betters
  • outclasses
  • outmatches
  • bests
  • overshadows
  • outpaces
  • outguns
  • trims
  • runs rings around
  • overpasses
  • towers (over)
  • whips
  • runs circles around
  • outperforms
  • overmatches
  • goes one better
  • trumps
  • overcomes
  • outraces
  • defeats
  • crushes
  • routs
  • trounces
  • surmounts
  • licks
  • outruns
  • overbears
  • outweighs
  • worsts
  • conquers
  • shames
  • wallops
  • thrashes
  • outcompetes
  • subdues
  • clobbers
  • outbalances
  • drubs
  • one-ups
  • skunks
  • prevails (over)
  • triumphs (over)
  • wins (against)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • loses (to)
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