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

• 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 book tells of life under the big top.
  这本书讲的是马戏演员的生涯。
• They made gas from wood and plants instead, and then they put it in big bags on top of their cars.
  他们用树木和植物制造天然气，然后将天然气放进汽车顶上的大袋子里。
• New York is probably the entertainment capital of the world, and a great place to see the big names and top stars in films, television, theatre and music.
  纽约或许是世界上娱乐之都，是一个看著名的电影、电视明星和音乐剧奇才的好地方。
• Stewart Park: I don't think there is a big gap between top three of European League. I didn't see anything come with the Champion League, just a cup of competition.
  斯图尔特·帕克：我不认为欧洲前三大联赛间有什么差距，我从欧冠赛场什么也看不出来，不过是对奖杯的争夺。
• During the first Sprint Planning Meeting, she sat at the back of the room working on email, as the Team completed the task breakdown for a big feature at the top of the Product Backlog.
  第一个Sprint规划会议期间，团队为在产品Backlog顶部的一个大型功能进行任务分解时，她坐在会议室后面处理email。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He puts a big snowball on top.
  他把一个大雪球放到了最上面来充当头部。