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词汇 high-flying
释义 high-flying
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /ˌhaɪˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/ us /ˌhaɪˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
extremely successful: 极为成功的
a high-flying investment banker极为成功的投资银行家
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

achieving a lot, becoming popular, or making a lot of money
successfulShe's one of the most successful athletes in the franchise's history.
flourishingOur little town was a flourishing seaport in the 1600s.
thrivingShe had a thriving career.
triumphantIt was a triumphant victory for a struggling Manchester United.
boomingBusiness is absolutely booming this month.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Successful (things or people)
a head of steamidiom
achiever
alive
alpha female
alpha male
arrive
ascendant
have something in your pocketidiom
have the world at your feetidiom
healthily
heavy hitteridiom
high-flyer
pocket
rail
represent
successfully
superachiever
superhit
superseller
swimmingly

Examples of high-flying


high-flying
Many of the high-flying business successes of the 1980s have crashed spectacularly.
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The high-flying rhetoric of opposition to the congestion charge proved to be nothing but deceit.
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We must not only organise formal sittings characterised by high-flying rhetoric, but must also make things happen from day to day.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
What was cancelled last year was the supersonic, high-flying bomber.
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We therefore need the nucleus of a powerful air striking force of fast, high-flying bombers, together with a small, but highly efficient fighter component.
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That means that the high-flying child is often seeking counsel on the matter in his 13th year, which seems scarcely credible.
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However, a proposal of considerable benefit might be for it to become customary for high-flying staff to spend periods on secondment to the regulatory authorities.
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I am sure that these conditions stop many potentially high-flying people from working for us as secretaries.
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I believe you have been in touch with the monitoring committee, for which provision has specifically been made to reinforce its secretariat with high-flying personnel.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
Some people believe that the interception of modern high-speed and high-flying bombers is more difficult even than in war-time.
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With time, a high-flying civil servant could certainly acquire the requisite experience.
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Those who can afford the premiums will have a glossy, high-flying, highly efficient health service.
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Others may be concerned with high-flying children, but teachers have to be concerned with all pupils, above all those who require special care.
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We all know that high-flying civil servants pride themselves on their political antennae.
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Those data related to their performance with high-flying pupils.
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