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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But it makes a difference. When an employee takes style direction from higher-ups, the company looks at it as a sign of emotional intelligence.
  如果一个员工仿效了上司的穿衣风格，公司会将这种行为视为情商高的表现。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？