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单词 higher-up
释义
higher-up
noun[C]
informal
uk
/ˌhaɪ.ərˈʌp/us
/ˌhaɪ.ɚˈʌp/
someone with a moreimportantpositionthan you in anorganization:
（机构中的）高层人物，要员
They're stillwaitingfor adecisionabout theextramoneyfrom the higher-ups.他们还在等待高层人物们就额外的资金作出决定。
Synonym
superior
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(Definition ofhigher-upfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

higher-up| Business English

higher-up
noun[C]
WORKPLACEinformal
uk
us
(alsohigh-up)
apersonin acompanyororganizationwho has a moreimportantpositionthan you have:
We told thehigher-upsweneededmorestaffing.
(Definition ofhigher-upfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhigher-up

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He was making the hand signal that a "higher-up" had been spotted, and danger was on the way.
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If a person wearing one of these disobeys ahigher-up, he or she is immediately punished with a pulsating electric shock throughout the body.
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This satisfaction can be from a sense of achievement, praise from ahigher-up, or mere entertainment.
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Thehigher-upthe bucket in the income stream, the lower its risk, the higher its credit rating, and lower its interest payment.
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Some participants also claimed that these acts reflected orders fromhigher-upofficers.
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Women of color are included in less than the above percentages inhigher-upwork forces.
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Conversely, higher-ups may organise and rationalise the corrupt system to avoid wasteful competition between lower levels.
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The room for negotiation was so drastically narrowed by the political directives of the higher-ups in the respective organizations that no room for compromise was left.
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Did he mention any of the higher-ups who are drawing big pensions, bankers, or any of these people?
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Some of the reports passed on even from the higher-ups to the lower-downs were incomplete, and the full file was not transferred.
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If he proposes to allow soldiers to hold meetings and air their grievances, even though they are not on military matters, does that still not constitute criticism of the "higher-ups"?
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It doesn't matter what you say, you're not supposed to have a contact with reporters without telling the higher-ups.
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If you're a junior officer, you call your higher-ups by their first names, and if you see them doing something wrong, you say so.
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This encourages workers to use their own deductive powers to overcome obstacles and be creative in their decision-making, rather than waiting for orders from higher-ups.
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He is very carefree, which is why he ignores orders from his higher-ups.
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