top gear
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌtop ˈgear noun [uncountable] British English 1 TEMthe highest gear of a car, bus etc 〔汽车、公共汽车等的〕高速挡in top gear The car will cruise at 80 mph in top gear. 这款汽车可以以时速80英里的高速挡定速行驶。2 move/get into top gear BUSY/HAVE A LOT TO DOto begin to work with as much effort as possible 开始进入最活跃的状态 The party’s election campaign is now moving into top gear. 该党的选举活动现在正进入高潮。
Examples from the Corpus
top gear• It was downhill in top gear now.• Quins had started in top gear with Will Carling ripping through the Rugby midfield for the opening try.• Accelerate smartly so that you can get into top gear as quickly as possible.• It was ready to move into top gear at very short notice.• With a 34-0 lead, top gear was no longer required.• Bath could not hit their top gear of late as they too slithered around in the wet.in top gear• Engine noise is not a problem once it's in top gear.ˌtop ˈgear nounChineseSyllable
etc a gear of car, Corpus the highest bus
top gear
ˌtop ˈgear
noun [uncountable] British English
1. the highest gear of a car, bus etc
in top gear
The car will cruise at 80 mph in top gear.
2. move/get into top gear to begin to work with as much effort as possible:
The party’s election campaign is now moving into top gear.
ˌtop ˈgear
noun [uncountable] British English1. the highest gear of a car, bus etc
in top gear
2. move/get into top gear to begin to work with as much effort as possible: