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单词 top brass
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top brass
noun[U+ sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌtɒp ˈbrɑːs/us
/ˌtɑːp ˈbræs/
thepeoplewith thehighestpositionsofauthority,especiallyin thearmedforces
高层；（尤指）高级军官
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(Definition oftop brassfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

top brass| Business English

top brass
noun[SorU]
MANAGEMENT,WORKPLACEinformal
uk
us
(alsobrass)
the mostimportantpeoplein anorganization:
Thetopbrass alsoreceivedbenefitsnot given to theaverageemployee.
It has beensenttotopbrass and Ministers fortheireyesonly.
(Definition oftop brassfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftop brass

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At that conference, some of the "topbrass" were present.
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I do not take the view that there is any great danger of our "topbrass" leaving the country for higher wages and salaries overseas.
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The authority has already hired the senior officials—thetopbrass—for the new zonal administration.
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In this case, the two sides are the policetopbrassand those who loiter with intent.
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We are not only top-heavy with "topbrass"there; we are top-heavy with command"brass" in some of our theatres.
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And trouble, whatever the politically correcttopbrassmay say, is what they get.
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It is only because the cat has been let out of the bag that thetopbrassare denying it.
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Simply reducing a layer oftopbrassdoes nothing to remedy that.
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I should like to talk about the differentials in the pay structure, and how the lower ranks have fared much worse than thetopbrass.
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I suggested that that is as much as the "topbrass" really know about atomic warfare today.
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On every occasion it was discovered that thetopbrasshad changed their minds.
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Topbrasshas always been an easy political target.
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They were absolutely correct to ensure that thetopbrasscannot simply dismiss junior directors and leave it at that.
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I still consider that my expression "topbrass" is not inappropriate to the appeal committee.
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Asked about women at sea, the commanders of ships—the captains, the commodores, the admirals and all thetopbrass—say that it is a splendid idea.
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