high-flier

Nokia recently dumped its Finnish boss and replaced him with a dynamic outsider, Stephen Elop, formerly a high-flier at Microsoft.

诺基亚最近抛弃了其芬兰总裁而用前微软公司佼佼者斯富有活力的蒂芬·艾洛普替换。

Sally has always been a high-flier.

莎莉一直是个有野心的人。

Dubai is not the only onetime high flier that risks drowning in debt.

野心勃勃的迪拜，并不是唯一一个因负债招致灭顶之灾的城市。

But rather than raising their game , workmates put in a worse performance when in the presence of a high-flier , experts say.

但专家认为，在有高手在场时，其他员工不仅无法表现得更好，反而会表现更差。

If you are still in employment, it is unlikely that you are regarded as a high flier.

如果你仍然在职，人们不太可能认为你是一名有成就的人。

But let's be honest here. Microsoft isn't exactly buying a high-flier.

但是说老实话，微软并不是在买一家朝阳公司。