top dog

英 [ˌtɒp ˈdɒɡ]

美 [ˌtɑːp ˈdɔːɡ]

n.  (尤指竞争中的)夺魁者，优胜者

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指竞争中的）夺魁者，优胜者
  a person, group or country that is better than all the others, especially in a situation that involves competition

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 首领;老大;魁首
  If a person or organization istop dog, they are the most successful or powerful one in a particular group.
  1. Reynolds has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.
     雷诺兹从没掩饰过他要成为老大的雄心。

英英释义

noun

• a person who is in charge
  1. the head of the whole operation
  Synonym:headchief

双语例句

• Thought still a young man, he is already top dog in his firm.
  尽管年轻，他已在公司掌权了。
• Again she struggled with it, fighting him with her small, fine eyes, with the plush arrogance of a top dog, with her nascent transference to another man, with the accumulated resentment of years;
  她再次对他的才智进行反抗，用她细巧秀丽的眼睛，用一个优胜者极度的傲慢，用她刚萌生的移情别恋，用积累多年的怨愤同他较量；
• And the idea that one nation was top dog and had in some way won the games has always been considered anathema. How much more so that this said anything about their status in the world.
  有关某个国家是优胜者、以某种方式赢得奥运会的说法，一直被视为令人讨厌。如果有人提出这代表着该国在世界上的地位，那就更加让人不齿了。
• Amid the rubble of the financial crisis, the US position as singular superpower and global economic top dog looks increasingly under threat.
  在金融危机造成的瓦砾之中，美国作为单一超级大国和全球经济霸主的地位似乎日益受到威胁。
• Reynolds has never concealed his ambition to be the top dog.
  雷诺兹从没掩饰过他要成为老大的雄心。
• Should Kobe be top dog?
  科比应该是最好的吗？
• In such sectors and locations you do not have to be as good to be a top dog, nor fight as hard to stay there.
  在这些行业和这些地方，要成为最顶尖的人，不必那么优秀，要留下来，也不必那么奋力拼搏。
• I think we'd be top dog if the defense would step up.
  若防守称职我们早已是联盟老大。
• Be careful what you say to him because he's top dog in the office.
  和他说话你要谨慎，因为他是这办公室里左右局面的人。
• So there we have it, eight good and sound reasons why Britain is and has always been top dog.
  好啦，这些就是为什么英国现在是而且一直是魁首的8个无可争辩的理由。