| 释义 |
top level orig. U.S.
[f. top n.1 + level n.]
The highest degree of importance, prestige, or ability; usu. (with hyphen) attrib., designating that which belongs to or takes place at such a level.
1951Sci. Amer. Sept. 43/2 The story is even less favorable when we examine what proportion of able people obtain the Ph.D. degree—today a requirement for many of our top-level intellectual occupations. 1952Times 29 Jan. 3/2 It is estimated by the assistant director of public relations at American University that ‘there must be more than 150 ghost writers at the top level in Washington alone’. 1955Times 16 May 4/1 No one can say for certain that the results of a top-level meeting will fulfil our hopes. 1956Wallis & Blair Thunder Above (1959) xii. 116 They'll probably engage you..as a top-level consultant. 1957Ann. Reg. 1956 23 It was announced that a meeting ‘at top level’ between union officials and the management of Standard Motors had been arranged for 13 May. 1967C. Berners-Lee in Wills & Yearsley Handbk. Management Technol. 15 In due course [a really good technical salesman] will find himself inundated with as much top⁓level work as he can cope with. 1969Daily Tel. 17 Dec. 2/6 Top-level talks to discuss the threatened unofficial strike at 63 power stations..are being held..between employers and unions. a1974R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 125 This Lord Mayor's dinner was the first top⁓level invitation which Anne and I have accepted since I was a Minister. 1979Yale Alumni Mag. Apr. 8/2 The desire to watch top-level squash competition has also increased. |