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

• The local officers approved the plan, but the state higher-ups did not accept it.
  本地官员同意这计划，但州官员却反对。
• 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。
• You don't have to wine and dine your higher-ups.
  你犯不着用酒肉来奉承上司。
• But it's not just the higher-ups you need to impress.
  但是不仅你要让上级对你有好印象。
• Germany higher-ups know their game is almost played out.
  德国高级官员知道他们几乎已经输光了这场赌博。
• As an executive vice president for CJ Corporation, the 14th-largest Korean conglomerate, Min says that the country's hierarchal system can sometimes lead to abuses of power or bad behavior in the name of expanding profits and pleasing higher-ups.
  闵是韩国排在第14位的企业集团希杰集团（CJCorporation）执行副总裁。她表示，韩国的等级制度有时候会导致滥用职权，或以增加利润和取悦上司为借口的不良行为。
• Did the President's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, act alone or was he a pawn of higher-ups?
  刺杀总统的刺客约翰·威克斯·布思，是单枪匹马行事，或者，他是更高层人士的一个走卒？
• If your company doesn't have a formal review process, you should regularly request feedback from higher-ups.
  如果你的公司没有正式的审查过程，你应该经常向上级请求反馈。
• What is more, I will often communicate with the higher-ups and associates to find my deficiency in the job so that I can mend it in time.
  重要的是平时多与领导、同事沟通，从而发现本身在工作上的不足，以便及时改正；
• Master Huang: Well, John, the higher-ups have decided that we have to put on a big safety campaign.
  黄师父：约翰，高层决定我们开展安全生产教育活动。