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词汇 high-flyer
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Definition of high-flyer in English:

high-flyer

(also high-flier)
noun ˌhʌɪˈflʌɪə
  • A person who is or has the potential to be very successful, especially academically or in business.

    将要(或有潜力)成功的人(尤指在学术或商业方面)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Highly regarded by bosses as a potential high-flyer, he moved to the business banking centre in Beechwood business park, Inverness, in 1999.
    • A few of their guests may well be toffs, but a lot seem to be self-made businessmen or corporate high-fliers.
    • Other high-flyers are much in demand for their skills, which are not learned in an afternoon but come from years of hard-earned experience.
    • Private investigators are infiltrating Scottish firms to identify ambitious high-flyers and talentless time-servers for companies planning takeovers.
    • He and his staff are among the most sought-after personal trainers in the country, and Peak's clientele list reads like a who's who of film, TV and pop stars, Wall Street high-fliers and media moguls.
    • But the National Union of Teachers says the high-flyers are unlikely to have the skills needed to succeed in the ‘challenging’ schools.
    • Margaret's mother, Lily, academic at school and picked out as a high-flyer when she joined Carlisle Health Department, emerges as a victim of her times more than of her temperament.
    • The position has proved to be a springboard to higher office in the past and holders of the post are regarded as potential high-flyers within the bank.
    • Unlike most corporate high-flyers who choose to travel to east Africa for a short trip, Michael Carey wasn't going on safari.
    • But time is precious for these football and showbiz stars and business high-flyers.
    • Career high-flyers turning to cocaine to cope with a stressful lifestyle could find their habit spinning out of control, Merton Drug and Alcohol Action Team warned this week.
    • Karwoski, a high-flier on the Scottish business scene, was in a plane headed to New York which was swiftly grounded at Memphis airport as US air space shut down completely.
    • But because so many students are now achieving the highest grades there will be discussions later this year about how universities can distinguish high-flyers.
    • They were academic high-flyers - absolute standouts in any crowd.
    • Back then, newspapers were full of stories of City high-flyers who refused to leave the trading floor until their waters had broken and were back before their stitches healed.
    • Mr Dean, 39, was one of a small group of business high-flyers who agreed to stay at home for 48 hours to give them a taste of what they call remote working.
    • The massive demand for tradesmen means self-employed plumbers can now earn more than many graduate high-flyers, with some in Edinburgh earning £50,000 a year.
    • The high-flyers of the MoD are no longer above the law.
    • But as well as the benefit of a topnotch education, there may be other factors at play when it comes to the success of these high-flyers and science might be closer than we think to coming up with a few answers.
    • Let's look at what 2005 holds for some of Ireland's high-flyers.
    Synonyms
    businessman, businesswoman, business person, business executive, enterpriser, speculator, tycoon, magnate
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