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

• Chris: Well, I'm the boss! I'm the top dog around here!
  克里斯：这样啊，我是老板！是这里的老大！
• Most puppies seem to be duking it out right now over who will be top dog.
  的途径。此时，大多数幼犬似乎正在以武力的形式来确定谁是头狗。
• So the breeder gave him to Jeremy Dingle, who soon realised that he had a special pup, now a top dog in the dachshund-racing [ 1] world.
  JeremyDingle很快就发现，他得到了一只特别的小狗，现在是达克斯狗赛[1]界的佼佼者。
• But they are not top dog here.
  但它们不是这里顶级的狗。
• 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；
• Air Force One touched down in Shanghai last night to start Mr Obama's first visit to China at a time when America's position as global top dog is widely viewed to be in long-term decline.
  空军一号昨晚降落在上海，开启了奥巴马对中国的首次访问。当前人们普遍认为，美国作为全球霸主的地位将长期下降。
• With the US economy punctured by Wall Street, China is widely perceived to be the global top dog designate.
  由于华尔街已经挫伤了美国经济，因此中国被广泛视为未来的全球第一。
• 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。
• Imagine a scenario where China became the top dog, he says.
  他说，设想一下中国成为全球霸主的那一天。
• Should Kobe be top dog?
  科比应该是最好的吗？