big top

英 [ˌbɪɡ ˈtɒp]

美 [ˌbɪɡ ˈtɑːp]

n.  (马戏团演出用的)大帐篷

牛津词典

noun

• （马戏团演出用的）大帐篷
  the large tent in which a circus gives performances

柯林斯词典

• （马戏团的）大帐篷
  The large round tent that a circus uses for its performances is called thebig top.

英英释义

noun

• a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
  1. he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent
  2. they had the big top up in less than an hour
  Synonym:circus tentround toptop

双语例句

• The alien seeds thus took roots, sprouted and grew into such big plantain trees on top of other trees.
  然后种子就在树顶上生根发芽，就长成了现在的飞来蕉。
• Passenger and freight growth in 2010 should exceed fleet expansion by one or two percentage points; combined profits for the big three could top 2007 levels, on Citi estimates.
  根据花旗（Citi）的估计，2010年客运及货运的增速应该能比机队的扩编速度高出一、两个百分点；三大航空公司的合计利润可能会超过2007年的水平。
• Instead, the European Union and us should impose ethical and legal standards that make it costly for Russia to misbehave, targeting big state companies and top officials not private citizens or businessmen.
  相反，欧盟和美国应当实施道德和法律准则，使俄罗斯为其不当行为付出高昂代价这些行动应该针对大型国有企业和高层官员，而非平民百姓和商人。
• Since nearly all senior male company workers in Japan have played mahjong at one point in their life, learning the game can be your key to getting some face time with the big shots in the top ranks.
  在日本，几乎所有的资深男性员工都在他们的生活中玩过麻将，因此学会搓麻将会是你与顶级大亨面对面对交流机会的关键。
• In Shanghai and beijing, where big corruption scandals involving top officials have been exposed in recent months, new cases of alleged high-level wrongdoing are still coming to light.
  在上海和北京，在最近几个月高层卷入严重腐败案件频繁曝光，高层涉嫌犯罪的新案件频繁入镜。
• But having a big guy at the top is scant price to pay when you consider the wreckage that a bad CEO can inflict.
  虽然高级管理层中拥有一名大牌CEO看似不错，可一旦CEO表现糟糕，后果就是伤不起。
• The lid of the box had been pressed in by the weight of the big dictionaries on top.
  箱子顶上沉重的大词典把箱子盖压进去了。
• A number of NBA stars are crazy about custom cars-and big, shiny rims top their wish lists.
  很多NBA球星都喜欢定制车，又大又炫的车轮是他们的最爱。
• She was one of the great stars of the big top.
  她是该马戏团里的大明星之一。
• Nationalisation of the banks 'losses has left most British households facing cuts in their standard of living as steep as any since the 1920s. The banks have responded by reinstating big pay-outs for top executives and traders.
  银行亏损的国有化使大多数英国家庭的生活水平面临上世纪20年代以来最大幅度的下滑。但银行的回应却是，重新开始向高管和交易员发放巨额报酬。