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

• Talkback: have you ever been confronted with unethical behavior by colleagues or higher-ups?
  反馈：你是否遇到过同事或上级有不道德的行为？
• 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。
• Please prepare a more detailed proposal, and then I'll pitch it to the higher-ups.
  请准备一份更详细的提案，然后我会把它推销给高阶主管。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Second, briefly explain precisely what you believe you did wrong, in this case correcting the boss in the presence of higher-ups.
  其次，简明扼要地解释一下你认为自己做错了什么事情，你的错误就是在高层在场的情况下纠正了上司的错误。
• If you really make it a priority to build a good rapport with this boss, and help him save face with higher-ups, who knows, you might even decide to stay beyond the next 18 months, Mattson says.
  马特森表示：如果你真的把与老板和谐相处作为首要任务，同时帮他在高层面前保全了面子，在18个月后，你或许会选择继续留在这里，谁知道呢？
• Being articulate and well-spoken is of great help in any profession, and knowing that you can speak to higher-ups with self-confidence can be an enormous boost to your self-esteem.
  语言表达流利对任何职业都大有好处，有自信的与上级交流可是对自尊的大大增加，甚至对职业都是个帮助。