1·Burberry's executives are trying hard to attribute their practice of destroying old products to miscalculated production.
博柏利的高管们正努力将他们销毁旧产品的做法归咎于计算错误的产量。
2·As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don't get the nod also may wish to move on.
由于董事会迫于股东们的压力而严格审查公司的接任方案，那些未获得许可的高管们也可能会想辞职。
3·"If you ask executives about the roadmap 2015, they can tell you immediately how their plans are lined up to that longer-term goal," he says.
他说：“如果你向高管们询问2015年的路线图，他们会立刻告诉你他们的计划是如何与那个更长远的目标联系在一起的”。
4·Mining executives say that neither the shortages of metals nor China's demand for them will change any time soon - and that the growth of India will provide further support for commodities prices.
矿业高管们表示，金属短缺和中国对金属的需求，在短期内都不会发生变化，而印度的经济增长将为大宗商品价格提供进一步支撑。
5·Academics and executives agree that freedom - including freedom to fail occasionally - is one key to creativity.
学者和高管们都认同自由(包括偶尔失败的自由)是开启创造力的一把钥匙。
1·The boss of ABB, a big Swiss industrial spoke for many executives when he recently talked of opportunities we may never see again in our lifetime.
瑞士一家大型工业 ABB 的老板最近代表很多主管们谈到了我们有生之年都不会再见到的机会。
2·Executives with political influence are parachuted into the company.
有政治影响的主管们被突然被派进公司。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·Executives pledged to get the company back on track. Since then, though, shares have fallen 30 per cent.
主管们发誓要让公司重上轨道，不过从那以后股票价格还是下降了30％。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·The usual explanation for such weak performance is that the outfit has been captured by its executives, while the unpaid board are on an ego trip.
对于这种差劲表现通常的解释是，整个机构已为主管们所俘获，而没有报酬的董事会则只是追求个人满足。
5·Even when executives began to understand the scale of the risks they were taking, they kept taking on business rather than walk away from deals.
即便是当主管们开始熟知他们正面临的风险规模时，也非但没有中止这些交易而是继续进行。