每日商务英语 第171期:向上推诿
日期:2012-12-13 09:22

(单词翻译:单击)

to delegate up 向上推诿(非正式用语)


英文释义

The unwise practice of passing one's tasks or responsibilities to one's supervisors (contrasted with passing tasks to lower level employees).


例句

When told to do work he considered boring, the lazy manager tried to delegate up and suggested that only his boss had the authority to do such tasks.


一听到要做那很烦人的工作,这位懒惰的经理试图把工作推给上级,声称只有他的上司有权做这项工作。


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重点单词
  • authorityn. 权力,权威,职权,官方,当局
  • delegaten. 代表 vt. 派 ... 为代表,委派 vi. 委
  • unwiseadj. 不聪明的,愚笨的
  • boringadj. 令人厌烦的