To rate something is to judge how good it is and give it a score or a place on a list. Top-rated means a lot of people gave it high scores, so it sits at or near the top of such a list. 'The top-rated restaurant in town', 'a top-rated TV show', 'top-rated hotels on the website'.

To rate something去 rate 一樣東西，is就是 judge how good it is評判它有多好，and give it並給它 a score一個分數 or a place on a list或榜單上的一個位置。 Top-rated means意思是 a lot of people很多人 gave it high scores給了它高分，so所以 it它 of such a list在這樣的榜單上 sits at or near the top坐在最上面或靠近最上面。 'The top-rated restaurant in town'城裡評價最高的餐廳、'a top-rated TV show'一個評價最高的電視節目、'top-rated hotels on the website'網站上評價最高的旅館。

Two slightly different flavours live inside this one word. In television it grew up meaning 'watched by the most people' — a top-rated show is the one with the biggest audience, which is about numbers, not quality. Online it now usually means 'given the most stars by reviewers' — a top-rated seller, a top-rated app. Both share the same idea: other people judged it, and it came out high.

Two slightly different flavours兩種稍微不同的味道 live inside this one word住在這一個字裡。 In television在電視圈 it它 grew up meaning長出來的意思是 'watched by the most people'「最多人看的」——a top-rated show一個 top-rated 的節目 is the one就是 with the biggest audience觀眾最多的那一個，which is about numbers這說的是數字，not quality不是品質。 Online在網路上 it它 now usually means現在通常指 'given the most stars by reviewers'「被評論的人給了最多星星」——a top-rated seller星星最多的賣家、a top-rated app星星最多的 app。 Both兩者 share the same idea共用同一個想法：other people別人 judged it評判了它，and it而它 came out high排出來很高。

That is the honest limit of the word. It does not say the thing is good; it says the crowd said so. A film critic might hate a top-rated show.

That那 is就是 of the word這個字 the honest limit誠實的界線。 It它 does not say沒有說 the thing is good這東西好；it它 says說的是 the crowd said so大家這麼說。 A film critic一位影評人 might hate可能會討厭 a top-rated show一個評價最高的節目。

It comes before a noun almost always, and it belongs to easy everyday English — shopping sites, entertainment news, travel pages.

It它 almost always幾乎總是 comes before a noun放在名詞前面，and it而它 belongs to easy everyday English屬於簡單的日常英語——shopping sites購物網站、entertainment news娛樂新聞、travel pages旅遊頁面。