top banana

基本解释

He is a top banana in this corporation.
他是公司的老板。
CHINA IS EMERGING as a top banana in global tomato production, and some analysts say that makes shares of leading producer Cofco Xinjiang Tunhe Co. ripe for picking.
中國正逐漸成爲世界重要的番茄生産國，一些分析人士認爲，現在投資中國最大番茄生産商中糧新疆屯河股份有限公司(COFCO Xinjiang Tunhe Co. Ltd.)的股票正儅其時。
For many years Doctor Henry Kissinger has been a top banana in American foreign policy. He is no longer in public office but plenty of people still listen to his advice.
這句話的意思是：許多年來，亨裡.基辛格博士在美國外交政策方麪是最高級的一位官員。現在他已經不再擔任公職，但是許多人仍然願意聽取他的意見。

You may think that Lixin Cheng, the top banana at ZTE's USA division since June 2010, has had a tough time facing strong accusations since October regarding its ties with the Chinese government and its lack of transparency, but at MWC yesterday, the CEO told us that the investigation has actually been beneficial for his company.
ENGADGET: ZTE USA's CEO: US investigation report is actually good for us