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

• Labrador Retriever top dog in U.S.for19th year.
  拉布拉多犬连续第19年当选美国最受欢迎犬种。
• But the top dog gong of Best in Show went to a canine disguised as an M23 New York bus, fully equipped with its very own passenger, the owner's child.
  不过最佳表演奖授予了一只扮成M23纽约车的狗狗，这只狗狗装备齐全，他的唯一乘客也就是主人的孩子也打扮并参加了巡游。
• But they are not top dog here.
  但它们不是这里顶级的狗。
• Should Kobe be top dog?
  科比应该是最好的吗？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A new top dog emerged in New York's Coney Island and there is the world's Hot Dog Eating Champion.
  美国的C岛屿里出现了一个新的胜利者。那里有一个世界性的吃热狗比赛。
• 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。
• 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。