top flight

基本解释

The club won the Second Division championship the following season, gaining promotion to the top flight.
最终朴茨茅斯以5：1的成绩取胜，这个成绩足以赢得联赛的第二个升级的资格。该俱乐部同时取得来年次级联赛的冠军，并升到了顶级联赛。
Fulham would be prepared to offer the 17-year-old a chance to make an immediate impression in the top flight, which he would be unlikely to get at the Gunners or elsewhere.
富勒姆已为这个17岁的小伙做好了准备，给这名新秀在顶级联赛中闪亮登场的机会，这是在枪手和其他俱乐部难以获得的。
It was while playing for Loures's junior team that he was spotted by Estrela da Amadora. Joining a club who were recently in the top flight did not signal the end of Bébé's difficulties, however.
当他在为洛雷斯青年队踢球时，被埃斯特雷拉·阿玛多拉俱乐部看中，然而，成功加盟葡萄牙顶级联赛俱乐部并不是他艰苦奋斗故事的终点。

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