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big top

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Outdoor
ˌbig ˈtop noun [countable]  circus_tent.jpg DLOthe very large tent in which a circus performance takes place 〔马戏团表演用的〕大帐篷
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big topI put it on under a big top in 1967, not far from Ramatuelle on the Cte d'Azur.Market traders were put out when it was announced they would be losing their pitches to accommodate the big top.The activity centres around the big top in Stockton High Street offering free all day entertainment with live broadcasts and personal appearances.Yet no one walked out of the big top, there were no fundamentalist pickets outside, no attempts to disrupt the service.
ˌbig ˈtop nounChineseSyllable
circus in which the very Corpus large a tent


big top
ˌbig ˈtop noun [countable]

the very large tent in which a circus performance takes place


big topBrE /ˌbɪɡ ˈtɒp/ 🔊NAmE /ˌbɪɡ ˈtɑːp/ 🔊 (usually the big top) nounthe large tent in which a circus gives performances (马戏团演出用的)大帐篷