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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I just remembered to a bunch of higher-ups.
  想起来我还要一堆顶头上司批准的咧。
• Making a name for yourself in your industry through public speaking, writing for the trade press, or a widely-read blog, or being active in professional associations can get you noticed by higher-ups who are in a position to promote you.
  在业内博得一些名气，比如通过公开演讲、为行业刊物或被广泛阅读的博客撰稿，或者积极参加职业协会等，都可以帮助你吸引高层的注意。而他们决定着你能否得到升职。
• Most alarming, the study says that retaliation against people who report wrongdoing to higher-ups is rising.
  令人警醒的是，该研究发现，对向高层揭发不当行为的人实施打击报复的案例也在增加。