| 单词 | on top of the world |
| 释义 | top1 /top/noun
To finish up, round off (with off or up) ORIGIN: OE top; Ger Zopf topˈfull adjective (Shakespeare) Full to the top or brim topˈless adjective
topˈlessness noun topˈmost /-mōst, -məst/ adjective
topped adjective toppˈer noun
toppˈing noun
toppˈingly adverb toppˈy adjective (informal)
tops adjective (informal) Best, excellent adverb (informal)At most, as a maximum top banana see under banana top boot noun A knee-length boot with a showy band of leather round the top topˈ-booted adjective Wearing top boots top brass see under brass topˈcoat noun
top dead centre noun (of a reciprocating engine or pump) the piston position at the beginning of the outstroke, ie when the crank pin is nearest to the cylinder (also inner dead centre) top dog noun (informal) The winner, leader or dominant person top-downˈ adjective Organized or controlled from the top, by the most important or powerful people involved top drawer noun The highest level, esp of society (out of the top drawer, belonging to this social rank) top-drawˈer adjective topˈ-dress transitive verb top dressing noun
topˈ-end adjective Best or most expensive topˈ-flight adjective Excellent, superior, of the highest class or quality topgallant /tə-, top-galˈənt/ adjective Above the topmast and topsail and below the royal mast noun A topgallant mast or sail, or the topgallant rigging top gear noun The highest gear in a motor vehicle or on a bicycle top hamper noun Unnecessary weight on a ship's upper deck top hat noun A man's tall cylindrical hat with a narrow brim, made of silk plush adjective
top-heavˈily adverb top-heavˈiness noun top-heavˈy adjective
top-holeˈ adjective (old slang) Excellent, first-class (also interjection) topˈknot noun
topˈknotted adjective topˈ-level adjective
topˈline adjective Important enough to be mentioned in a headline intransitive verb
toplinˈer noun
topˈloftical or topˈlofty adjective (facetious)
topˈloftily adverb topˈloftiness noun topˈmaker noun A person who supplies combed wool for spinning topˈmaking noun topˈman noun
topˈmast /-məst, -mäst/ noun The second mast, or that immediately above the lower mast topˈminnow noun A small, surface-feeding, soft-rayed fish belonging to any of various species, either viviparous (of the family Cyprinodontidae) or egg-laying (of the family Poeciliidae) (also called mosquito fish; see also killifish under kill2) top-notchˈ adjective (informal) Excellent, first-rate top-notchˈer noun topped crude noun Crude oil after some of its lighter constituents have been removed by distillation topping lift noun (nautical) Tackle running from the masthead for raising booms toppˈing-out see top out below. topˈ-proud adjective (Shakespeare) Proud in the highest degree top quark noun (physics) A particle believed to be one of the fundamental constituents of nuclear matter topˈsail /-sl, -sāl/ noun A sail across the topmast top-sawˈyer noun
top secret adjective Profoundly secret and of the highest importance topˈ-shelf adjective
topˈside noun
adverb On or towards the top top-sliceˈ transitive verb To subtract a sum of money from (a fund) before any other transactions are made, usu to finance a specific project topsˈman noun
topˈsoil noun The upper part or surface of the soil topˈsoiling noun Removal of the topsoil topˈspin noun
top stone noun A stone placed on the top, or forming the top top table noun The place assigned to the most important people at a meeting or banquet topˈ-up noun An amount added to bring something back up to a reasonable or the original level top-up, topping-up see also top up below. top-up loan noun A loan to bring a mortgage, grant, etc up to the required amount at the top of one's voice At one's loudest from top to toe
go over the top
in the top flight In the highest class off the top of one's head Without previous thought or preparation on top of
on top of the world
over the top (informal) Too far, extreme, to an excess, to, at or of an unreasonable or unnecessary degree the tops (informal) The very best top and tail
top off To finish decoratively or memorably top one's part (theatre) To excel in playing one's part top out
top the bill To be the most important attraction in a programme of entertainment, etc top up
world /wûrld/noun
ORIGIN: OE woruld, world, weorold, orig meaning age or life of man, from wer man, and the root of old; ON veröld, OHGer weralt (Ger Welt) worldˈed adjective Containing worlds worldˈie noun (slang) Something of world-class quality worldˈliness noun worldˈling noun
worldˈly adjective
In a worldly manner worldˈwide adjective and adverb (extending) over, or (found) everywhere in, the world World Bank noun The popular name of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an agency of the United Nations set up in 1945 to make loans to poorer countries worldˈ-beater noun (informal) A person, product, enterprise, etc that is supreme in its class worldˈ-beating adjective worldˈ-class adjective Good enough to be classed with or compete with the best in the world World Court noun The popular name of the Permanent Court of International Justice (since 1946 the International Court of Justice) at the Hague, set up under the League of Nations in 1921 to settle or advise on disputes between states World Cup noun A competition in some sport, notably football, between teams representing different countries, usu involving qualifying rounds and a final tournament world-faˈmous adjective Known or renowned throughout the world world language noun A language either widely used internationally or designed for international use world line noun (physics) A curving line in space-time representing the path of a particle during its existence worldˈly-mindˈed adjective Having one's mind set on the present world, material possessions, etc worldˈly-mindˈedness noun worldly-wiseˈ adjective Having the wisdom of those experienced in, and affected by, the ways of the world, knowing, cynical world music noun Popular folk music with its origins in non-western cultures, particularly African culture, esp as produced by non-Western artists worldˈ-old adjective Exceedingly ancient world power noun A state, group of states, etc, strong enough to make its influence felt in world politics worldˈscale noun The scale of freight rates for oil tankers World Series noun (baseball) A set of championship matches played annually between the winners of the major leagues worldˈ-shaking or worldˈ-shattering adjective (often ironic) Devastatingly important world sheet noun (physics) The 2-dimensional space occupied by a string in its space-time history worldˈ-view noun Outlook on or attitude to the world or life World War noun A war of worldwide scope, esp the Great War of 1914–18 (First World War, World War I) and that of 1939–45 (Second World War, World War II) worldˈ-weariness noun worldˈ-weary or worldˈ-wearied adjective Tired of the world, bored with life World Wide Web noun (computing) A network of Internet documents accessed by hypertext protocols all the world
(all) the world and his wife (informal)
best (or worst) of both worlds The advantage (or disadvantage) of both alternatives in a choice bring into the world
carry the world before one To pass through every obstacle to success come into the world To be born come up (or down) in the world To rise (or fall) in social status dead to the world (informal)
First World see under first for all the world (informal) Precisely or entirely (as if) Fourth World see under fourth go to the world (Shakespeare) To get married in another world (informal) Not in touch with reality in the world Used intensively, esp after an interrogative pronoun or adverb it's a small world An indication of surprise, interest, etc at meeting someone in unexpected and unlikely circumstances man (or woman) of the world Someone experienced in the ways of the world next world Life after death not for the world Not for any reward, not under any circumstances not the end of the world Not a fatal setback on top of the world (informal) In a state of great elation or happiness out of this world Wonderful, delightful, good beyond all experience Second World see under second1 set the world on fire To create a sensation, have spectacular success the New World The western hemisphere, the Americas the Old World The eastern hemisphere, comprising Europe, Africa and Asia the other world The non-material sphere, the spiritual world the whole world The sum of what is contained in the world the world is one's oyster see under oyster the world over Throughout the world, worldwide the world's end The most distant point possible the world, the flesh and the devil Temptations of the kind that notoriously distract one from the path of virtue the world to come The next world, the life after death think the world of To be very fond of Third World see under third worlds apart As different as is possible world without end Eternally (worldˈ-without-endˈ adjective) |
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