top shelf

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The upper part of the goal. Canada
形容词 adj.
  1. Best, or high quality. US,idiomatic,not-comparable
    — I bought a bottle of top shelf whiskey.
  2. Describing books, magazines, or movies that have adult content or softcore pornography. UK,idiomatic,not-comparable
    — Most of the band used to buy Autotrader to read on the various bus and plane journeys, but Barry would always turn up with a copy of Underwear Unlimited or some other seedy little top-shelf mag.

词形变化

top-shelf alternative top shelves plural top-shelf alternative

词源

词源 1
* (US: best, or high quality): Possibly from the higher quality, thus more expensive, thus less often used liquors being stored on the less accessible top shelf behind a wet bar.
* (British: material with adult content): Such material is often stored on the top shelf in a newsagent's shop, where it is both less visible and harder to reach without being seen.
词源 2
* (US: best, or high quality): Possibly from the higher quality, thus more expensive, thus less often used liquors being stored on the less accessible top shelf behind a wet bar.
* (British: material with adult content): Such material is often stored on the top shelf in a newsagent's shop, where it is both less visible and harder to reach without being seen.
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