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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cisco remains the top dog in the minds of service providers, according to a market perception survey released.
  根据一项市场意向调查显示，思科在服务供应商眼中一直处于领头羊的位置。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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！
• But they are not top dog here.
  但它们不是这里顶级的狗。
• 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。