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

• A decade ago Bill Clinton suggested America could use its unprecedented power to create a world in which it would be comfortable living when it was "no longer top dog on the global block".
  10年前比尔克林顿曾提议，美国可以利用其史无前例的实力打造一个新的世界，以使美国“不再是地球上的老大时”仍然能够轻松地活下去。
• Google is still the undisputed top dog in search, and has been for years.
  谷歌多年来一直占据着搜索领域的霸主地位，至今无人撼动。
• 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。
• 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。
• With his great talents, the new boy soon became the top dog and whatever he said was law to all the other boys.
  凭着自己的聪明才智，这个新来的男孩不久就称王了，他说什么，别的男孩都听他的。
• 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；
• I hope you will be top dog in your profession.
  我希望你能从事高级狗行业。
• 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。
• 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！