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

• 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。
• 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？
• I need to figure out the best way to approach higher-ups about getting support, including funding and staffing, for my idea.
  我得找出一种最好的办法，能够说服公司高层为我的想法提供资金和人员方面的扶持。
• 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。
• One person said Mr. Wang's work on the South China Sea appeared to be an effort to brandish his political credentials, showing political higher-ups he could defend Beijing's interests in one of the region's most volatile disputes.
  一位人士说，王宜林在南中国海的举动似乎是为了展示他的政治资本，向高层证明他可以在地区内最变幻不定的一场争端之中维护北京的利益。
• 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。
• 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。
• Take note of how higher-ups at your company express their ideas.
  4.注意上司是如何表达观点的。
• 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。
• 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？