superiors

英 [sju(ː)ˈpɪərɪəz]

美 [suˈpɪriərz]

n.  级别(或地位、职位)更高的人; 上级; 上司; 用作宗教团体领导的头衔
superior的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 比…好的;比…强的;优于…的
  If one thing or person issuperior toanother, the first is better than the second.
  1. We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends...
     我们的关系要比我们其他许多朋友的关系好得多。
  2. ...a woman greatly superior to her husband in education and sensitivity...
     学历和悟性都比她丈夫高出许多的女人
  3. Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits.
     股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。
• ADJ-GRADED 优良的;优秀的;优等的
  If you describe something assuperior, you mean that it is good, and better than other things of the same kind.
  1. A few years ago it was virtually impossible to find superior quality coffee in local shops...
     几年前在当地商店里几乎买不到优质咖啡。
  2. Lulu was said to be of very superior intelligence.
     大家都说露露智力出众。
• ADJ (在重要性上)更高级的，上级的
  Asuperiorperson or thing is more important than another person or thing in the same organization or system.
  1. ...negotiations between the mutineers and their superior officers...
     哗变士兵和他们的上司长官间的谈判
  2. Locally passed laws are of superior authority to those laws passed in Moscow.
     当地法律高于莫斯科颁布的全国法律。
• N-COUNT 上级;上司;级别更高的人
  Yoursuperiorin an organization that you work for is a person who has a higher rank than you.
  1. Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors...
     其他陆军部队被重重包围，和上级的联系也被切断了。
  2. The company president, and my immediate superior, was the dynamic Harry Stokes.
     公司的董事长，也就是我的直接上司，是精力充沛的哈里·斯托克斯。
• ADJ-GRADED 有优越感的;高傲的;傲慢的
  If you describe someone assuperior, you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are better, more important, or more intelligent than other people.
  1. Finch gave a superior smile...
     芬奇高傲地笑了笑。
  2. You can stand there and feel superior as you point and laugh at them.
     你站在那儿指指点点、嘲笑他们时，会觉得自己高人一等。
• ADJ-GRADED (人数)占优的，居多的
  If one group of people hassuperiornumbers to another group, the first has more people than the second, and therefore has an advantage over it.
  1. The demonstrators fled when they saw the authorities' superior numbers...
     看到当局派出人员人数占优，示威者就四散逃跑了。
  2. His men were far superior numerically.
     他手下的士兵在人数上占了绝对优势。
• N-COUNT (某一活动的)能人，高手
  If you describe someone as yoursuperiorin a particular activity, you mean that they are better than you at that activity.
  1. Anthony sometimes felt that his mistress was his superior in willpower...
     有时安东尼感觉他的情妇比他更有意志力。
  2. Among his immediate rivals was Arnold Matters, probably his superior in comic roles.
     在他的直接竞争者中，阿诺德·马特斯也许在喜剧表演上比他更胜一筹。

双语例句

• Don't elevate your superiors to superstar status.
  别把你的上司捧得跟超级巨星似的。
• His superiors suspended him, and then downgraded him.
  他的上司先将他暂时停职，随后把他降职。
• He is very humble towards his superiors.
  他对上级很谦卑。
• His stubborn resistance to anything new eventually wore out the patience of his superiors
  他始终不愿接受任何新事物，最终让上司失去了耐心。
• When you engage in informal conversation with your superiors, keep a respectful distance.
  当你和上司进行日常谈话的时候，要敬而远之。
• Officials failed to pass vital information to their superiors
  官员们没有将重要信息汇报给他们的上司。
• He is a capable worker, and his superiors think highly of him.
  他工作能力强，上级很器重他。
• Other army units are completely surrounded and cut-off from communication with their superiors
  其他陆军部队被重重包围，和上级的联系也被切断了。
• The matter has been reported for the record to our superiors at each level.
  此事已经层报备案。
• This word was used in the old days to address one's superiors.
  这个词是旧时下对上的称呼。