Dictionary entry
top executive
高层管理者；总经理；董事长
a person who holds a high-ranking management position in a company, such as a general manager or chairman.
总经理；董事长
In use
The top executive approved the new budget after months of discussion.
She worked her way up from assistant to top executive in ten years.
Top executives from several companies met to discuss the partnership.
top executive of [company]
通常与公司名称连用，表示某公司的高层管理者。
He is the top executive of the multinational corporation.
他是这家跨国公司的最高执行官。
serve as top executive
强调担任职务，常与介词 at 或 for 连用。
She serves as top executive at a tech startup.
她在一家科技初创公司担任最高执行官。
appoint someone as top executive
appoint...as...结构，表示正式任命。
The board appointed him as top executive last month.
董事会上月任命他为最高执行官。
Common mistakes
He works as top executive at a big company.He works as a top executive at a big company.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词。"top executive" 是可数名词，前面需要不定冠词 "a" 或定冠词 "the"。
She is in top executive.She is a top executive.
中文表达"在高层管理"常直译为 "in top executive"，但英语中表示身份应用 "be a top executive"，介词 "in" 用于表示领域或部门，如 "in top management"。
Connections
Confusing words
- CEO
- 首席执行官 · CEO是具体职位（首席执行官），而top executive泛指高层管理人员如总经理或董事长。
- senior manager
- 高级经理 · Senior manager等级低于top executive，通常不包含董事长或总经理。
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用后接 of 或 in
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