Definition of top-heavy in English:

top-heavy

adjective tɒpˈhɛviˈtɑp ˌhɛvi

1Disproportionately heavy at the top so as to be in danger of toppling.
头重脚轻易倾倒的
double-decker carriages proved to be unsafe and top-heavy
Example sentencesExamples
- On the way back from the awards banquet, the man from the Optimists Club drove too fast-just like her husband-and Ruth, who was tall and sat forward in the seat, swayed as though she were top-heavy.
- In fact, she generally looks pretty graceless whenever she moves - a bit like a top-heavy giraffe.
- This has grown into tall stemmy shrubs, but not yet into mature top-heavy trees.
- Stake and support dahlias, gladioli, chrysanthemums and other top-heavy border plants.
- We wanted a roomy interior and the benefits of a high driving position, but we did not want to make the car look top-heavy.
- Eventually that dense tangle will get worse, causing a top-heavy tree that can break under heavy snow or in high wind.
- Clambering aboard, top-heavy with a pack full of gear for all weathers, the pre-requisite for any decent holiday in Scotland, I am genuinely surprised at how comfortable and spacious the accommodation is.
- I'm at that stage where my body feels unnaturally lop-sided and top-heavy.
- The becalmed and top-heavy boat started to roll heavily.
- The trucks looked top-heavy, and on any journey one was sure to see at least one fallen on its side, its cargo spilling onto the road.
- They became top-heavy and turned over in the water, unable to right themselves.
- In a squall she heeled over; water rushed in through the gunports of the top-heavy hull and, in a carbon copy of the Mary Rose disaster a century earlier in the Channel, the pride and joy of the royal fleet went down like a stone.
- Jenssen's placement of thin, spiderweblike shapes beneath heavier bodies of color gives these works a top-heavy feel, as if they risk collapsing beneath their own weight.
- The record player is an old Victrola, with the railway-spike needle and a big top-heavy sound-horn, or whatever they're called.
- It handles brilliantly thanks to the high, wide handlebars, though it is top-heavy at lower speed.
- A good shake of the bamboo put it to rights but the latter plant has to be treated with more care because the stems can break and they are top-heavy with clusters of fluffy yellow flowers.
- Many disappeared in the South China Sea - their overcrowded, top-heavy fishing boats swamped by the sea, or sunk by pirates who attacked at night.
- The keyboard is stuck all the way at the bottom of the device, below the big 5-inch display, resulting in a seriously top-heavy design that makes it hard to type.
- The country in Yuba, Wisconsin is extremely hilly (it's close to the Mississippi side), and the tobacco tractor had a very high wheel base, making it too top-heavy to use on inclines.
1. 1.1informal (of a woman) having a disproportionately large bust.
  〈非正式〉（女人）胸部过大的
  I'm only 5 ft 2 in tall but I am a top-heavy 36C
  Example sentencesExamples
  She's a top-heavy temptress whose well-enhanced front end gets the lion's share of the amorous attention.
  I opened the door and the two of them were either side of a stocky young top-heavy woman who bore an uncanny, slightly skewed resemblance to Samantha.
  A top-heavy nurse in cricket pads and dangling overhead light pack struggles to aim a fire breathing generator in a duel with a whip-cracking foreman.
2(of an organization) having a disproportionately large number of senior administrative staff.
（机构）高级行政人员过多的
a top-heavy bureaucracy
Example sentencesExamples
- A helpful outcome of a globalising economy is that it reduces some of the top-heavy powers and oppressive influence of many national governments, making the world relatively more democratic.
- Analytical cells do not need top-heavy bureaucracies; instead, they should remain lean and flexible so information can flow efficiently between analysts and decision makers.
- The assembly has funded political parties, paid for 10 ministries (when there is no logical case for more than six), and sustained a top-heavy civil service who spend their salaries in the local shops.
- The police do a difficult job, and, generally, they do it well, despite their constant battles with top-heavy administration, resource shortfalls, and lack of staff.
- Many have suffered for being perceived as part of big, top-heavy conglomerates instead of nimble, young start-ups.
- The charity's staff claim the organisation is top-heavy, but that the management have failed to remain up-to-date with the latest legislation affecting asylum seekers.
- The store I worked in was soon top-heavy with managers, with three floor managers and a general manager augmented by several others in training and a co-GM.
- Pension obligations were ballooning, while management clung to a top-heavy bureaucracy and its sprawling mills gobbled up cash for repairs.
- Early retirement as a trend hit Ireland during the 1990s when it became popular with employers seeking to restructure top-heavy organisations and draft in younger employees at a lower cost and on a less committed contractual basis.
- EDE was in charge of the Shaw Conference Centre during their protracted strike and has also come under considerable fire for poor financial management and a top-heavy governance model.
- However, there was still a major problem at the time. The school was in financial difficulties, with a top-heavy and expensive management team it could not sustain.
- It is part of a restructuring of staff, which for the number of children at the school, was felt to be too top-heavy at senior level.
- Corruption and top-heavy bureaucracy have deterred many foreign investors, and there is scant prospect of a clean-out while the government remains seemingly opposed to reform of the legal system.
- The history of the decline of civilizations is not one of inadequate powers to tax, but of top-heavy parasitic bureaucracies.
- They say that Carroll sees the firm as top-heavy with lawyers and accountants.
- He believed, however, that the NHS was offering a deteriorating service, and he was not impressed by what he saw as top-heavy administrative plans for reorganisation.
- The initiative for the meeting is believed to have been Dr Hope's, the second most senior figure in the Church of England, who is widely known to have long been concerned about what he sees as the top-heavy structure of the church.
- While government has complained about the amount spent on paying teachers, why doesn't it look at the top-heavy administration and bureaucracy instead?
- Saunders adds another ex-head coach and another layer of management to the top-heavy staff, and Washington's new-look receiving corps has an undeniable redundancy factor.
- USAR CA units are very top-heavy with officers and senior NCOs and there are two reasons for this.

Derivatives

top-heavily

adverb

Bulking top-heavily upright, it loomed over the viewer like Rodin's Balzac in a pose that seems deliberately - almost comically - aggressive.
Example sentencesExamples
- Its corporate identity was overdeveloped, top-heavily balanced on a name and a nameplate: so strong was its effect that it engendered in general public and management a state of shock at what had happened when they really ought to have known better.
- The break-away causes a sudden collapse in the lift, giving rise to a temporary, very strong moment load which turns the rotor blade top-heavily around the rotor's axis of rotation and produce s a structural-mechanical load.
- Not too top-heavily and very rhythmically and cleverly elaborated passages grab you and with the oriental touch BEFORE EDEN sound quite independent.
- It was so crazily thin and elongated in the leg, so top-heavily pouted in the chest, such stalky, flexible-looking distortions of early bipeds… like something seen in one of those comic mirrors.

top-heaviness

noun

The star ratings are based on a top-heaviness measurement known as the static stability factor, calculated mathematically using a vehicle's track width and center-of-gravity height.
Example sentencesExamples
- Accumulation of fluid may also cause the patient to hear an echo when he speaks and to experience a vague feeling of top-heaviness.
- This was a concession to weight-saving but also a recognition of Buffel top-heaviness.
- The report concluded that the current post structure and post distribution in the Secretariat did not indicate any apparent anomalies that could be characterized as top-heaviness.
- Other than the top-heaviness and amp nakedness issues, there was really nothing else to complain about with these subs, because they performed as advertised; they gave me extremely deep bass and gobs of it.
- Also, the all solid state electronics are mounted high in the operator to help prevent against water while the motor and gear box are mounted low to prevent top-heaviness.
- In order for the surgery to be covered, the insurance company needed photographic evidence of my top-heaviness.
- But push the MPV even slightly on a curve, and you'll feel that timeless top-heaviness of a minivan that just wants to be driven straight and level.
- And despite its weight of 5,468 pounds and ground clearance of 8.9 inches, dimensions that could yield unwieldy top-heaviness, the Range Rover Sport HSE, with the proper terrain setting, is so remarkably stable and agile it truly lives up to the ‘Sport’ part of its name.
- The column-forming provides increased stiffness in the vertical direction and prevents documents from falling/folding over due to top-heaviness.
- Turning most corners at any kind of speed was an adventure, as the Xterra's top-heaviness helped produce the excessive body lean.
- Calling the tendency toward top-heaviness predictable in organizational behavior may be an exaggeration.
- Put it under something with a Jeep badge and a seven-slot grill and, where you're expecting to feel top-heaviness, it feels unexpectedly sure-footed and stable.
- The weight of this concrete was probably well over 14 tons and only added to the top-heaviness of the vessel.

Rhymes

bevvy, bevy, Chevy, heavy, levee, Levi, levy

Definition of top-heavy in US English:

top-heavy

adjectiveˈtɑp ˌhɛviˈtäp ˌhevē

1Disproportionately heavy at the top so as to be in danger of toppling.
头重脚轻易倾倒的
Example sentencesExamples
- The record player is an old Victrola, with the railway-spike needle and a big top-heavy sound-horn, or whatever they're called.
- Eventually that dense tangle will get worse, causing a top-heavy tree that can break under heavy snow or in high wind.
- Many disappeared in the South China Sea - their overcrowded, top-heavy fishing boats swamped by the sea, or sunk by pirates who attacked at night.
- They became top-heavy and turned over in the water, unable to right themselves.
- A good shake of the bamboo put it to rights but the latter plant has to be treated with more care because the stems can break and they are top-heavy with clusters of fluffy yellow flowers.
- The trucks looked top-heavy, and on any journey one was sure to see at least one fallen on its side, its cargo spilling onto the road.
- We wanted a roomy interior and the benefits of a high driving position, but we did not want to make the car look top-heavy.
- In fact, she generally looks pretty graceless whenever she moves - a bit like a top-heavy giraffe.
- The country in Yuba, Wisconsin is extremely hilly (it's close to the Mississippi side), and the tobacco tractor had a very high wheel base, making it too top-heavy to use on inclines.
- This has grown into tall stemmy shrubs, but not yet into mature top-heavy trees.
- Clambering aboard, top-heavy with a pack full of gear for all weathers, the pre-requisite for any decent holiday in Scotland, I am genuinely surprised at how comfortable and spacious the accommodation is.
- The keyboard is stuck all the way at the bottom of the device, below the big 5-inch display, resulting in a seriously top-heavy design that makes it hard to type.
- Stake and support dahlias, gladioli, chrysanthemums and other top-heavy border plants.
- The becalmed and top-heavy boat started to roll heavily.
- In a squall she heeled over; water rushed in through the gunports of the top-heavy hull and, in a carbon copy of the Mary Rose disaster a century earlier in the Channel, the pride and joy of the royal fleet went down like a stone.
- On the way back from the awards banquet, the man from the Optimists Club drove too fast-just like her husband-and Ruth, who was tall and sat forward in the seat, swayed as though she were top-heavy.
- Jenssen's placement of thin, spiderweblike shapes beneath heavier bodies of color gives these works a top-heavy feel, as if they risk collapsing beneath their own weight.
- I'm at that stage where my body feels unnaturally lop-sided and top-heavy.
- It handles brilliantly thanks to the high, wide handlebars, though it is top-heavy at lower speed.
1. 1.1 (of an organization) having a disproportionately large number of people in senior administrative positions.
  （机构）高级行政人员过多的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The assembly has funded political parties, paid for 10 ministries (when there is no logical case for more than six), and sustained a top-heavy civil service who spend their salaries in the local shops.
  A helpful outcome of a globalising economy is that it reduces some of the top-heavy powers and oppressive influence of many national governments, making the world relatively more democratic.
  Saunders adds another ex-head coach and another layer of management to the top-heavy staff, and Washington's new-look receiving corps has an undeniable redundancy factor.
  Early retirement as a trend hit Ireland during the 1990s when it became popular with employers seeking to restructure top-heavy organisations and draft in younger employees at a lower cost and on a less committed contractual basis.
  While government has complained about the amount spent on paying teachers, why doesn't it look at the top-heavy administration and bureaucracy instead?
  The police do a difficult job, and, generally, they do it well, despite their constant battles with top-heavy administration, resource shortfalls, and lack of staff.
  Many have suffered for being perceived as part of big, top-heavy conglomerates instead of nimble, young start-ups.
  It is part of a restructuring of staff, which for the number of children at the school, was felt to be too top-heavy at senior level.
  The store I worked in was soon top-heavy with managers, with three floor managers and a general manager augmented by several others in training and a co-GM.
  Analytical cells do not need top-heavy bureaucracies; instead, they should remain lean and flexible so information can flow efficiently between analysts and decision makers.
  Corruption and top-heavy bureaucracy have deterred many foreign investors, and there is scant prospect of a clean-out while the government remains seemingly opposed to reform of the legal system.
  They say that Carroll sees the firm as top-heavy with lawyers and accountants.
  Pension obligations were ballooning, while management clung to a top-heavy bureaucracy and its sprawling mills gobbled up cash for repairs.
  He believed, however, that the NHS was offering a deteriorating service, and he was not impressed by what he saw as top-heavy administrative plans for reorganisation.
  USAR CA units are very top-heavy with officers and senior NCOs and there are two reasons for this.
  However, there was still a major problem at the time. The school was in financial difficulties, with a top-heavy and expensive management team it could not sustain.
  The charity's staff claim the organisation is top-heavy, but that the management have failed to remain up-to-date with the latest legislation affecting asylum seekers.
  EDE was in charge of the Shaw Conference Centre during their protracted strike and has also come under considerable fire for poor financial management and a top-heavy governance model.
  The initiative for the meeting is believed to have been Dr Hope's, the second most senior figure in the Church of England, who is widely known to have long been concerned about what he sees as the top-heavy structure of the church.
  The history of the decline of civilizations is not one of inadequate powers to tax, but of top-heavy parasitic bureaucracies.
2. 1.2informal (of a woman) having a disproportionately large bust.
  〈非正式〉（女人）胸部过大的
  I'm only 5 ft 2 in tall but I am a top-heavy 36C
  Example sentencesExamples
  I opened the door and the two of them were either side of a stocky young top-heavy woman who bore an uncanny, slightly skewed resemblance to Samantha.
  She's a top-heavy temptress whose well-enhanced front end gets the lion's share of the amorous attention.
  A top-heavy nurse in cricket pads and dangling overhead light pack struggles to aim a fire breathing generator in a duel with a whip-cracking foreman.

单词	top-heavy
释义	Definition of top-heavy in English: top-heavy adjective tɒpˈhɛviˈtɑp ˌhɛvi 1Disproportionately heavy at the top so as to be in danger of toppling. 头重脚轻易倾倒的 double-decker carriages proved to be unsafe and top-heavy Example sentencesExamples On the way back from the awards banquet, the man from the Optimists Club drove too fast-just like her husband-and Ruth, who was tall and sat forward in the seat, swayed as though she were top-heavy. In fact, she generally looks pretty graceless whenever she moves - a bit like a top-heavy giraffe. This has grown into tall stemmy shrubs, but not yet into mature top-heavy trees. Stake and support dahlias, gladioli, chrysanthemums and other top-heavy border plants. We wanted a roomy interior and the benefits of a high driving position, but we did not want to make the car look top-heavy. Eventually that dense tangle will get worse, causing a top-heavy tree that can break under heavy snow or in high wind. Clambering aboard, top-heavy with a pack full of gear for all weathers, the pre-requisite for any decent holiday in Scotland, I am genuinely surprised at how comfortable and spacious the accommodation is. I'm at that stage where my body feels unnaturally lop-sided and top-heavy. The becalmed and top-heavy boat started to roll heavily. The trucks looked top-heavy, and on any journey one was sure to see at least one fallen on its side, its cargo spilling onto the road. They became top-heavy and turned over in the water, unable to right themselves. In a squall she heeled over; water rushed in through the gunports of the top-heavy hull and, in a carbon copy of the Mary Rose disaster a century earlier in the Channel, the pride and joy of the royal fleet went down like a stone. Jenssen's placement of thin, spiderweblike shapes beneath heavier bodies of color gives these works a top-heavy feel, as if they risk collapsing beneath their own weight. The record player is an old Victrola, with the railway-spike needle and a big top-heavy sound-horn, or whatever they're called. It handles brilliantly thanks to the high, wide handlebars, though it is top-heavy at lower speed. A good shake of the bamboo put it to rights but the latter plant has to be treated with more care because the stems can break and they are top-heavy with clusters of fluffy yellow flowers. Many disappeared in the South China Sea - their overcrowded, top-heavy fishing boats swamped by the sea, or sunk by pirates who attacked at night. The keyboard is stuck all the way at the bottom of the device, below the big 5-inch display, resulting in a seriously top-heavy design that makes it hard to type. The country in Yuba, Wisconsin is extremely hilly (it's close to the Mississippi side), and the tobacco tractor had a very high wheel base, making it too top-heavy to use on inclines. 1.1informal (of a woman) having a disproportionately large bust. 〈非正式〉（女人）胸部过大的 I'm only 5 ft 2 in tall but I am a top-heavy 36C Example sentencesExamples She's a top-heavy temptress whose well-enhanced front end gets the lion's share of the amorous attention. I opened the door and the two of them were either side of a stocky young top-heavy woman who bore an uncanny, slightly skewed resemblance to Samantha. A top-heavy nurse in cricket pads and dangling overhead light pack struggles to aim a fire breathing generator in a duel with a whip-cracking foreman. 2(of an organization) having a disproportionately large number of senior administrative staff. （机构）高级行政人员过多的 a top-heavy bureaucracy Example sentencesExamples A helpful outcome of a globalising economy is that it reduces some of the top-heavy powers and oppressive influence of many national governments, making the world relatively more democratic. Analytical cells do not need top-heavy bureaucracies; instead, they should remain lean and flexible so information can flow efficiently between analysts and decision makers. The assembly has funded political parties, paid for 10 ministries (when there is no logical case for more than six), and sustained a top-heavy civil service who spend their salaries in the local shops. The police do a difficult job, and, generally, they do it well, despite their constant battles with top-heavy administration, resource shortfalls, and lack of staff. Many have suffered for being perceived as part of big, top-heavy conglomerates instead of nimble, young start-ups. The charity's staff claim the organisation is top-heavy, but that the management have failed to remain up-to-date with the latest legislation affecting asylum seekers. The store I worked in was soon top-heavy with managers, with three floor managers and a general manager augmented by several others in training and a co-GM. Pension obligations were ballooning, while management clung to a top-heavy bureaucracy and its sprawling mills gobbled up cash for repairs. Early retirement as a trend hit Ireland during the 1990s when it became popular with employers seeking to restructure top-heavy organisations and draft in younger employees at a lower cost and on a less committed contractual basis. EDE was in charge of the Shaw Conference Centre during their protracted strike and has also come under considerable fire for poor financial management and a top-heavy governance model. However, there was still a major problem at the time. The school was in financial difficulties, with a top-heavy and expensive management team it could not sustain. It is part of a restructuring of staff, which for the number of children at the school, was felt to be too top-heavy at senior level. Corruption and top-heavy bureaucracy have deterred many foreign investors, and there is scant prospect of a clean-out while the government remains seemingly opposed to reform of the legal system. The history of the decline of civilizations is not one of inadequate powers to tax, but of top-heavy parasitic bureaucracies. They say that Carroll sees the firm as top-heavy with lawyers and accountants. He believed, however, that the NHS was offering a deteriorating service, and he was not impressed by what he saw as top-heavy administrative plans for reorganisation. The initiative for the meeting is believed to have been Dr Hope's, the second most senior figure in the Church of England, who is widely known to have long been concerned about what he sees as the top-heavy structure of the church. While government has complained about the amount spent on paying teachers, why doesn't it look at the top-heavy administration and bureaucracy instead? Saunders adds another ex-head coach and another layer of management to the top-heavy staff, and Washington's new-look receiving corps has an undeniable redundancy factor. USAR CA units are very top-heavy with officers and senior NCOs and there are two reasons for this. Derivatives top-heavily adverb Bulking top-heavily upright, it loomed over the viewer like Rodin's Balzac in a pose that seems deliberately - almost comically - aggressive. Example sentencesExamples Its corporate identity was overdeveloped, top-heavily balanced on a name and a nameplate: so strong was its effect that it engendered in general public and management a state of shock at what had happened when they really ought to have known better. The break-away causes a sudden collapse in the lift, giving rise to a temporary, very strong moment load which turns the rotor blade top-heavily around the rotor's axis of rotation and produce s a structural-mechanical load. Not too top-heavily and very rhythmically and cleverly elaborated passages grab you and with the oriental touch BEFORE EDEN sound quite independent. It was so crazily thin and elongated in the leg, so top-heavily pouted in the chest, such stalky, flexible-looking distortions of early bipeds… like something seen in one of those comic mirrors. top-heaviness noun The star ratings are based on a top-heaviness measurement known as the static stability factor, calculated mathematically using a vehicle's track width and center-of-gravity height. Example sentencesExamples Accumulation of fluid may also cause the patient to hear an echo when he speaks and to experience a vague feeling of top-heaviness. This was a concession to weight-saving but also a recognition of Buffel top-heaviness. The report concluded that the current post structure and post distribution in the Secretariat did not indicate any apparent anomalies that could be characterized as top-heaviness. Other than the top-heaviness and amp nakedness issues, there was really nothing else to complain about with these subs, because they performed as advertised; they gave me extremely deep bass and gobs of it. Also, the all solid state electronics are mounted high in the operator to help prevent against water while the motor and gear box are mounted low to prevent top-heaviness. In order for the surgery to be covered, the insurance company needed photographic evidence of my top-heaviness. But push the MPV even slightly on a curve, and you'll feel that timeless top-heaviness of a minivan that just wants to be driven straight and level. And despite its weight of 5,468 pounds and ground clearance of 8.9 inches, dimensions that could yield unwieldy top-heaviness, the Range Rover Sport HSE, with the proper terrain setting, is so remarkably stable and agile it truly lives up to the ‘Sport’ part of its name. The column-forming provides increased stiffness in the vertical direction and prevents documents from falling/folding over due to top-heaviness. Turning most corners at any kind of speed was an adventure, as the Xterra's top-heaviness helped produce the excessive body lean. Calling the tendency toward top-heaviness predictable in organizational behavior may be an exaggeration. Put it under something with a Jeep badge and a seven-slot grill and, where you're expecting to feel top-heaviness, it feels unexpectedly sure-footed and stable. The weight of this concrete was probably well over 14 tons and only added to the top-heaviness of the vessel. Rhymes bevvy, bevy, Chevy, heavy, levee, Levi, levy Definition of top-heavy in US English: top-heavy adjectiveˈtɑp ˌhɛviˈtäp ˌhevē 1Disproportionately heavy at the top so as to be in danger of toppling. 头重脚轻易倾倒的 Example sentencesExamples The record player is an old Victrola, with the railway-spike needle and a big top-heavy sound-horn, or whatever they're called. Eventually that dense tangle will get worse, causing a top-heavy tree that can break under heavy snow or in high wind. Many disappeared in the South China Sea - their overcrowded, top-heavy fishing boats swamped by the sea, or sunk by pirates who attacked at night. They became top-heavy and turned over in the water, unable to right themselves. A good shake of the bamboo put it to rights but the latter plant has to be treated with more care because the stems can break and they are top-heavy with clusters of fluffy yellow flowers. The trucks looked top-heavy, and on any journey one was sure to see at least one fallen on its side, its cargo spilling onto the road. We wanted a roomy interior and the benefits of a high driving position, but we did not want to make the car look top-heavy. In fact, she generally looks pretty graceless whenever she moves - a bit like a top-heavy giraffe. The country in Yuba, Wisconsin is extremely hilly (it's close to the Mississippi side), and the tobacco tractor had a very high wheel base, making it too top-heavy to use on inclines. This has grown into tall stemmy shrubs, but not yet into mature top-heavy trees. Clambering aboard, top-heavy with a pack full of gear for all weathers, the pre-requisite for any decent holiday in Scotland, I am genuinely surprised at how comfortable and spacious the accommodation is. The keyboard is stuck all the way at the bottom of the device, below the big 5-inch display, resulting in a seriously top-heavy design that makes it hard to type. Stake and support dahlias, gladioli, chrysanthemums and other top-heavy border plants. The becalmed and top-heavy boat started to roll heavily. In a squall she heeled over; water rushed in through the gunports of the top-heavy hull and, in a carbon copy of the Mary Rose disaster a century earlier in the Channel, the pride and joy of the royal fleet went down like a stone. On the way back from the awards banquet, the man from the Optimists Club drove too fast-just like her husband-and Ruth, who was tall and sat forward in the seat, swayed as though she were top-heavy. Jenssen's placement of thin, spiderweblike shapes beneath heavier bodies of color gives these works a top-heavy feel, as if they risk collapsing beneath their own weight. I'm at that stage where my body feels unnaturally lop-sided and top-heavy. It handles brilliantly thanks to the high, wide handlebars, though it is top-heavy at lower speed. 1.1 (of an organization) having a disproportionately large number of people in senior administrative positions. （机构）高级行政人员过多的 Example sentencesExamples The assembly has funded political parties, paid for 10 ministries (when there is no logical case for more than six), and sustained a top-heavy civil service who spend their salaries in the local shops. A helpful outcome of a globalising economy is that it reduces some of the top-heavy powers and oppressive influence of many national governments, making the world relatively more democratic. Saunders adds another ex-head coach and another layer of management to the top-heavy staff, and Washington's new-look receiving corps has an undeniable redundancy factor. Early retirement as a trend hit Ireland during the 1990s when it became popular with employers seeking to restructure top-heavy organisations and draft in younger employees at a lower cost and on a less committed contractual basis. While government has complained about the amount spent on paying teachers, why doesn't it look at the top-heavy administration and bureaucracy instead? The police do a difficult job, and, generally, they do it well, despite their constant battles with top-heavy administration, resource shortfalls, and lack of staff. Many have suffered for being perceived as part of big, top-heavy conglomerates instead of nimble, young start-ups. It is part of a restructuring of staff, which for the number of children at the school, was felt to be too top-heavy at senior level. The store I worked in was soon top-heavy with managers, with three floor managers and a general manager augmented by several others in training and a co-GM. Analytical cells do not need top-heavy bureaucracies; instead, they should remain lean and flexible so information can flow efficiently between analysts and decision makers. Corruption and top-heavy bureaucracy have deterred many foreign investors, and there is scant prospect of a clean-out while the government remains seemingly opposed to reform of the legal system. They say that Carroll sees the firm as top-heavy with lawyers and accountants. Pension obligations were ballooning, while management clung to a top-heavy bureaucracy and its sprawling mills gobbled up cash for repairs. He believed, however, that the NHS was offering a deteriorating service, and he was not impressed by what he saw as top-heavy administrative plans for reorganisation. USAR CA units are very top-heavy with officers and senior NCOs and there are two reasons for this. However, there was still a major problem at the time. The school was in financial difficulties, with a top-heavy and expensive management team it could not sustain. The charity's staff claim the organisation is top-heavy, but that the management have failed to remain up-to-date with the latest legislation affecting asylum seekers. EDE was in charge of the Shaw Conference Centre during their protracted strike and has also come under considerable fire for poor financial management and a top-heavy governance model. The initiative for the meeting is believed to have been Dr Hope's, the second most senior figure in the Church of England, who is widely known to have long been concerned about what he sees as the top-heavy structure of the church. The history of the decline of civilizations is not one of inadequate powers to tax, but of top-heavy parasitic bureaucracies. 1.2informal (of a woman) having a disproportionately large bust. 〈非正式〉（女人）胸部过大的 I'm only 5 ft 2 in tall but I am a top-heavy 36C Example sentencesExamples I opened the door and the two of them were either side of a stocky young top-heavy woman who bore an uncanny, slightly skewed resemblance to Samantha. She's a top-heavy temptress whose well-enhanced front end gets the lion's share of the amorous attention. A top-heavy nurse in cricket pads and dangling overhead light pack struggles to aim a fire breathing generator in a duel with a whip-cracking foreman.
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