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

• 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。
• Molly is top dog and cat when it comes to Britons 'favourite name for their pet.
  英国人最爱用莫莉给自己的宠物猫和宠物狗起名。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。