1.前茅本为古代军队前哨斥候为通报后军而举的茅草。后用以比喻评比、考试等名位排列在前几名。[come out top; be ahead of all others; be among the best of the candidates; be on the top of the list; come out in front; leave all others behind; stand at the head of;]【造句】:去年弟在京师,听说二公子中了秀才,且名列前茅,颇为学台赏识,实在可贺可贺。——姚雪垠《李自成》