big top

英 [ˌbɪɡ ˈtɒp]

美 [ˌbɪɡ ˈtɑːp]

n.  (马戏团演出用的)大帐篷

牛津词典

noun

• （马戏团演出用的）大帐篷
  the large tent in which a circus gives performances

柯林斯词典

• （马戏团的）大帐篷
  The large round tent that a circus uses for its performances is called thebig top.

英英释义

noun

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
  1. he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent
  2. they had the big top up in less than an hour
  Synonym:circus tentround toptop

双语例句

• Nationalisation of the banks 'losses has left most British households facing cuts in their standard of living as steep as any since the 1920s. The banks have responded by reinstating big pay-outs for top executives and traders.
  银行亏损的国有化使大多数英国家庭的生活水平面临上世纪20年代以来最大幅度的下滑。但银行的回应却是，重新开始向高管和交易员发放巨额报酬。
• But having a big guy at the top is scant price to pay when you consider the wreckage that a bad CEO can inflict.
  虽然高级管理层中拥有一名大牌CEO看似不错，可一旦CEO表现糟糕，后果就是伤不起。
• Now Alex walked into her first session wearing jeans and a big slouchy top, and she dropped onto the couch in my office and kicked off her flats and told me she was there to talk about guy problems.
  第一次见面Alex穿着牛仔裤和宽松上衣走进来，她一下子栽进我办公室的沙发上，踢掉脚上的平底鞋，跟我说她想谈谈男生的问题。
• New York is probably the entertainment capital of the world, and a great place to see the big names and top stars in films, television, theatre and music.
  纽约或许是世界上娱乐之都，是一个看著名的电影、电视明星和音乐剧奇才的好地方。
• The alien seeds thus took roots, sprouted and grew into such big plantain trees on top of other trees.
  然后种子就在树顶上生根发芽，就长成了现在的飞来蕉。
• There stands a big temple on the top of the hill.
  这座小山顶上屹立着一座庙。
• Big rocks on top of other big rocks, to be precise.
  确切地说，就是把大石头放到其它大石头上。
• During the first Sprint Planning Meeting, she sat at the back of the room working on email, as the Team completed the task breakdown for a big feature at the top of the Product Backlog.
  第一个Sprint规划会议期间，团队为在产品Backlog顶部的一个大型功能进行任务分解时，她坐在会议室后面处理email。
• She was one of the great stars of the big top.
  她是该马戏团里的大明星之一。
• Passenger and freight growth in 2010 should exceed fleet expansion by one or two percentage points; combined profits for the big three could top 2007 levels, on Citi estimates.
  根据花旗（Citi）的估计，2010年客运及货运的增速应该能比机队的扩编速度高出一、两个百分点；三大航空公司的合计利润可能会超过2007年的水平。