top off

IPA/tˈɒp ˈɒf/
IPA/tˈɑːp ˈɔf/

top off — phrasal verb

  • top offbase form
  • tops off3rd person singular
  • topping off-ing form
  • topped offpast simple

1. to add a final detail, action, or item to something, making it feel complete or

1.片語動詞及物B1
釋義

to add a final detail, action, or item to something, making it feel complete or especially satisfying

例句

Sumin topped off her birthday dinner with a single slice of chocolate cake.

top off + noun phrase + with + noun phrase

To top off the evening, a band played a few songs on the theater stage.

infinitive phrase at start of clause

同義詞
  • finish

    more general; lacks the nuance of adding a crowning final element

  • complete

    more formal; emphasises making something whole rather than adding a special touch

  • cap off

    very similar in meaning and tone; often interchangeable with 'top off'

文法句型

top off + noun phrase + with + noun phrase

top + noun phrase + off

用法筆記

The object can go between 'top' and 'off', or after 'off': 'top off the project' or 'top the project off'. Both positions are common, but when the object is a pronoun it must go between them: 'top it off' (not 'top off it').

常見錯誤

❌She topped off to finish dinner.
✅She topped off dinner with dessert.
💡'top off' requires a direct object; you cannot drop the thing being finished.