| 词组 | number one |
| 释义 | number one Theme: BEST mod. top rated; best; closest.We heard the number one high school band in the whole state last night.This is my number one buddy, Tom. Theme: SELF n. oneself.I don't know who will pay for the broken window, but old number one isn't!Everything always comes back to number one. I have to solve everybody's problems. Idiom number one informal the most important person, especially when you think this is yourself and you do not care about anyone else.Half of me thinks I should just look out for number one and not give a damn about anyone else. number one Ⅰ noun 1 yourself, your own interests UK, 1705. 2 urination. The plural variant 'number ones' is also used UK, 1902. 3 a closely cropped haircut. Originally mililtary, from the most extreme setting on the clippers; it is also possible to have a 'number two', etc UK, 1925 Ⅱ ⇨ number one; numba one adjective the very best. Although coined in the 1830s in a pure English sense, it took on a pidgin or mock pidgin tone in the C20; very popular in the Vietnam war US, 1838 a number oneOf the very highest caliber, standard, or quality. That was a number one performance last night. number one1. adjective Top-rated, best, or foremost. Sometimes hyphenated. He's the number one salesman in the whole region, so you can definitely learn from him. I was really hoping that we wouldn't have to face the number-one team in the first round. 2. noun Oneself. In this usage, the term implies that one's top priority or concern is or should be oneself. Used especially with the phrase "look out for number one." You need to be careful in situations where there's a stampede toward an exit, because everybody is just looking out for number one. 3. noun, slang Urine or the act of urination. (Feces or the act of defecation is called "number two.") A: "Mommy, I have to go to the bathroom." B: "Number one or number two?" ˌnumber ˈone(informal)1 the most important or best person or thing: We’re number one in the used car business.He’s the world’s number one athlete. 2 (often disapproving) yourself: She doesn’t care about other people and their problems. She just looks after number one.Take care of number one and forget everybody else. That’s his philosophy. number one1. mod. top rate; best. (see also numero uno.) We heard the number one high school band in the whole state last night. 2. n. oneself. I don’t know who will pay for the broken window, but old number one isn’t! 3. n. urination; an act of urination. Jimmy made a mess in his pants. But don’t worry. It’s just number one. |
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