top brass
top brass — 名詞
1. the senior executives, military officers, or government officials who hold the h
高層
組織中最高層的領導人物
the senior executives, military officers, or government officials who hold the highest decision-making power within an organization
Padma finally got to meet the top brass during the employee orientation session at headquarters.
Padma 在員工迎新會上終於見到了公司高層。
collocation: meet the top brass
The top brass at the hospital announced a new sick-leave policy for the nursing staff.
醫院高層宣布了護理人員新的病假政策。
subject: top brass + announced [policy]
Emily waited three months for the top brass to approve her study-abroad application.
Emily 等了三個月才等到高層批准她的出國留學申請。
pattern: wait for top brass to approve [something]
The military top brass held a closed-door meeting about troop deployment in the region.
軍方高層就該地區的部隊部署問題召開了閉門會議。
domain collocation: military top brass
Zola wondered whether the top brass would ever notice how hard the warehouse team worked.
Zola 懷疑高層是否會注意到倉儲團隊有多努力。
- meet the top brass
- military top brass
- company top brass
- top brass decided
- top brass approved
- top brass announced
- management
more formal and broader; refers to the entire administrative structure rather than just the highest tier
- leadership
broader; includes both the people and the quality of guidance, and can be singular or plural
- higher-ups
equally informal but slightly less respectful; emphasises the hierarchy gap rather than authority
- the brass
shortened form of 'top brass'; even more colloquial and originally military
- rank and file
the ordinary members of an organisation who are not in leadership positions
- junior staff
employees at the lower levels of the hierarchy
文法句型
the top brass + plural verb
用法筆記
Always takes a plural verb ('the top brass are'). Used only in informal contexts — not appropriate for formal reports, official documents, or academic writing. Refers to the group as a whole rather than an individual member.
常見錯誤
同根字
- brass名詞B2
- the brass名詞B2
- brass hat名詞C1