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

• And the idea that one nation was top dog and had in some way won the games has always been considered anathema. How much more so that this said anything about their status in the world.
  有关某个国家是优胜者、以某种方式赢得奥运会的说法，一直被视为令人讨厌。如果有人提出这代表着该国在世界上的地位，那就更加让人不齿了。
• 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。
• The IOC issues its league table based on the number of golds won, which gives China the honours, but then admits that there is no official system in place to decide who is top dog.
  奥委会曾按金牌数排列各国名次中国自然炙手可热，荣光加身但随后又承认，并没有一套官方系统来裁度谁是最终赢家。
• 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。
• That man is young, but he is a top dog in his company.
  那个人虽然年轻，在公司却位居要职。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。