| 释义 |
独占鳌头dú zhàn áo tóube the champion; come out first; head the list of successful candidates; sweep the board; take the first place at triennial palace examination
❍ 不管台湾如何人浮于事，他仍然可以～，成为保密局的台柱。(罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》511)No matter how bloated and top heavy the Taiwan adminis tration,he would sweep the board and become the mainstay of the Bureau of Confidential Information. 独占鳌头du zhan’ao toucome out first 独占鳌头dú zhàn áo tóu鳌头：指宫殿门前台阶上的鳌鱼浮雕。过去科举进士发榜时，规定状元站在这里迎榜。原指考中状元，现多比喻居于首位。be the champion, come out first, sweep the board, bear the bell |