单词 | top-heavy |
释义 | top-heavyWord family adjectivetopfulltoplesstopmosttoppedtoppytopstop-downtop-drawertop-flighttopgallanttop-heavytopknottedtop-leveltoplinetoplofticaltop-notchnountoplessnesstoppertoppingtopcoattop dogtop geartop hattopknottoplinertoploftinesstopmakertopmakingtopmantopmasttopminnowtopsailtopsidetopsmantopsoiltopsoilingtopspintop tabletopadverbtoppinglytoploftily Companiesˌtop-ˈheavy adjectiveadj 1. BALANCE#too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over 头重脚轻的,上重下轻的 2 BBCan organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers 〔机构等〕高层人员过多的 The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy. 公司被将多兵少的官僚制度所累。 Examples from the Corpus top-heavy• The money is not for top-heavy administration but for research.• the school district's top-heavy administration• There is often an absurdly top-heavy effect, too, when the author named makes only a fleeting appearance.• Britain has a particularly top-heavy industrial structure.• How could I let my only boy on that top-heavy tub? From Longman Business Dictionary top-heavyˌtop-ˈheavy adjectiveadj an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers The company was burdened with a top-heavy bureaucracy. |
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