首しゅ位い

Meanings

Usage patterns

• 〈人ひと〉が首しゅ位いに立たつto take the lead / move into first place

  彼かれのチームは首しゅ位いに立たった。

  His team moved into first place.

• 首しゅ位いを守まもるto defend first place

  彼かの女じょは最さい後ごまで首しゅ位いを守まもり抜ぬいた。

  She held onto first place until the very end.

• 首しゅ位いを争あらそうto compete for first place

  二ふたつのチームが首しゅ位いを争あらそっている。

  The two teams are competing for first place.

• 首しゅ位いに躍おどり出でるto suddenly jump into first place

  新しん製せい品ひんの発はつ売ばいで、その会かい社しゃは首しゅ位いに躍おどり出でた。

  With the launch of the new product, the company suddenly jumped into first place.