top-heavy

英 ['tɔp,hevi] 美
  • adj. 头重脚轻的,不稳定的;投资过多的

英英释义


1. unstable by being overloaded at the top

实用场景例句


...top-heavy flowers such as sunflowers.
类似向日葵这样头重脚轻的花

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...top-heavy bureaucratic structures.
高级官员过多的官僚体系

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Molly gets a little top heavy when she is gaining weight.
莫莉越来越胖了,胸部变得过于丰满.

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No doubt she is top heavy. I like her outfit in the first pic.
毫无疑问,她是头重脚轻. 我喜欢她的车队在第一峰.

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The deck cargo made the ship top heavy and it turned turtle.
甲板上的货物使该船顶部重,结果船翻掉了.

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That wheelbarrow is top - heavy; it'll tip over.
那辆单轮手推车重心不稳, 会翻倒.

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双语例句


1. Many of the clothes come from the world's top fashion houses.
这些服装中有很多出自世界顶级时装设计公司。

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2. He sees himself going right to the top of the tree.
他预见自己在同行中将无人可及。

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3. I pried the top off a can of chilli.
我揭开一罐辣椒的盖子。

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4. McGregor's effort was enough to edge Johnson out of the top spot.
麦格雷戈奋力一搏,成功地将约翰逊从第一的位置上挤了下来。

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5. Place the omelette under a gentle grill until the top is set.
将煎蛋饼放在烤架下用文火烘烤,直到表面凝固。

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英文词源


top-heavy (adj.)
1530s, from top (n.1) + heavy (adj.).