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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
Should Kobe be top dog?
科比应该是最好的吗？
But they are not top dog here.
但它们不是这里顶级的狗。
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。