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

• She can't stay out of the big top.
  她肯定不愿意总在帐篷外面徘徊。
• 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。
• He was afraid of a fire in the circus tent; they had the big top up in less than an hour.
  他害怕大帐篷失火；他们在不到一小时之内就把大帐篷支了起来。
• The book tells of life under the big top.
  这本书讲的是马戏演员的生涯。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "Boys, a circus dog never forgets the big top," he said.
  “孩子们，马戏班的狗永远忘不了那大顶篷，”他说道。
• Now Alex walked into her first session wearing jeans and a big slouchy top, and she dropped onto the couch in my office and kicked off her flats and told me she was there to talk about guy problems.
  第一次见面Alex穿着牛仔裤和宽松上衣走进来，她一下子栽进我办公室的沙发上，踢掉脚上的平底鞋，跟我说她想谈谈男生的问题。
• 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。