topline

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The upper curvature of a horse's or dog's withers, back, and loin.
    — When viewing the horse in profile, attention must be paid to the curvature and proportions of the topline.
  2. Top billing. attributive,often
    — In recent weeks Cosby has, perhaps more than any other topline entertainer of the moment, been both at the pinnacle and at the crossroads.
  3. The first line, the topmost-ranking line; the most important thing. attributive,often
    — Near-synonyms: (in attributive uses) TLDR, BLUF, bottom-line, bottom line
  4. The edge that runs along the top of the opening of a shoe.
  5. The vocal parts of a piece of music (particularly pop).
动词 v.
  1. To bill (a performer) as the primary entertainer in a production. transitive
    — A popular series of musical shorts he made for Mack Sennett's company in 1930 added to his success as a radio vocalist, and had made him a star by the end of 1931, when Paramount toplined him in The Big Broadcast […]
  2. To be billed as the primary entertainer in (a production). ambitransitive
    — [Whitney] Houston's success in music led her to topline the features "Waiting to Exhale," "The Preacher's Wife" and the telefilm "Cinderella."
  3. (music) To compose and/or sing the vocal part of a song (particularly pop). transitive

词形变化

toplines plural toplines present,singular,third-person toplining participle,present toplined participle,past toplined past

词汇关系

衍生词
topliner

词源

词源 1
From top + line.
词源 2
From top + line.
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