higher-ups

英 [ˈhaɪə(r) ʌps]

美 [ˈhaɪər ʌps]

n.  上级; 上司; 长官
higher-up的复数

柯林斯词典

• 高层人物;要员
  Ahigher-upis an important person who has a lot of authority and influence.

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 high-up

双语例句

• It's a meeting with the higher-ups on these bad loans.
  上级们开关于呆帐的会。
• They're still waiting for a decision about the extra money from the higher-ups.
  他们仍然等待着上级作出关于额外工资的决定。
• Whatever it is that you will be finishing up is certain to bring you praise from higher-ups.
  不管你将要完成的是什么，都会给你带来赞扬。
• He did not really represent their opinions to the higher-ups, although he claimed he did.
  他没有真正地把他们的意见反映给上级，尽管他说已经反映过了。
• If you take an offer that matches the one you got from another company, and you agree to stay, higher-ups still know you were planning to quit, he points out. You can't unring that bell.
  如果接受了一份和其他公司开给你的待遇相仿的薪水，并同意留在公司，那高层还是已经知道你是准备离职的，放出去的风是没法收回来的，他指出。
• If she's about to get laid off and her higher-ups have no idea what you do, you'll be vulnerable too.
  如果你的上司要下岗而她的上级对你的工作又根本不了解那你也容易下岗。
• Provide no-cost examples of how aspects can solve the thorny problems in your system before asking colleagues or higher-ups to commit to aspects.
  在请求同事和上级致力于方面之前，提供方面如何解析棘手问题的无成本示例。
• If discipline is what he needs, let the higher-ups make that call.
  如果你的老板需要纪律约束的话，那就让上级打电话通知他吧。
• If a manager booked travel himself, higher-ups would think he was wasting time.
  如果一位经理自己做这些事，上级会认为他是在浪费时间。
• You don't have to wine and dine your higher-ups.
  你犯不着用酒肉来奉承上司。