b)in complete control of a situation 完全控制某事物;对某事物摸得一清二楚
Don’t worry; I’m back on top of things now.
不要担心,我现在又完全控制了局面。
I should be more on top of my work next week.
下周我应该会把工作做得更好。
c)if something bad happens to you on top of something else, it happens when you have other problems 除…之外(还有其他问题)
On top of everything else, I now have to go to work next Saturday!
除了这些,我下周六还要上班!
Examples from the Corpus
on top of something• The weight of the air on top of the paper held it down with so much pressure that the stick broke.• The charge came on top of $ 200 million the firm already set aside in July.• They laid the mattress over her, then piledpillows and coatson top of that.• Then spread the cream cheese-nut filling on top of the honey-butter.• Allen slipped and fell and was stabbed three times in his left shoulder and once on top of his head.• Then they were lying against each other, on top of each other, inside each other.• Humanbeings are the same: they're piled on top of one another.• Dry-fry the bacon, onion and mushrooms, then place on top of the cauliflower.
on top of somebody• The weight of the air on top of the paper held it down with so much pressure that the stick broke.• The charge came on top of $ 200 million the firm already set aside in July.• They laid the mattress over her, then piledpillows and coatson top of that.• Then spread the cream cheese-nut filling on top of the honey-butter.• Allen slipped and fell and was stabbed three times in his left shoulder and once on top of his head.• Then they were lying against each other, on top of each other, inside each other.• Humanbeings are the same: they're piled on top of one another.• Dry-fry the bacon, onion and mushrooms, then place on top of the cauliflower.