A person who is doing extremely well and is expected to go far — usually in a career, sometimes at school. It carries a strong feeling of speed and of the future: a high-flier is not just good, but rising fast, being promoted early, picked out young as someone who will reach the top. Companies talk about hiring 'high-fliers', schools about their 'high-fliers'.

A person指的是一個人who is doing extremely well表現非常出色,and is expected to go far並且被看好會有一番成就,usually in a career通常是在職場上,sometimes at school有時候是在學校裡。It它carries a strong feeling of speed and of the future帶有很強的「快」跟「未來」的感覺:a high-flier is not just good high-flier不只是優秀而已,but rising fast而是快速崛起,being promoted early很早就被拔擢,picked out young as someone who will reach the top年紀輕輕就被看出將來會爬到頂端。Companies talk about hiring 'high-fliers'公司會說要「招募high-fliers」,schools about their 'high-fliers'學校也會說自己的「high-fliers」。

It is common in British English, in newspapers and workplaces, and it is informal enough that you would not use it in a job application about yourself. The tone is usually admiring, but it can turn: because the picture is of flying, English loves to bring the flier down — 'a high-flier who came crashing down' — so writers often use it just before telling you about a fall.

It它is common in British English在英式英文裡很常見,in newspapers and workplaces常出現在報紙和職場裡,and it is informal enough而且夠口語,that you would not use it in a job application about yourself所以你不會在自己的求職申請裡這樣形容自己。The tone is usually admiring語氣通常是讚賞的,but it can turn但也可能轉向:because the picture is of flying因為畫面是「飛」,English loves to bring the flier down英文很喜歡讓這個飛的人摔下來——'a high-flier who came crashing down'像「一個墜落的high-flier」——so writers often use it just before telling you about a fall所以作者常常先用這個詞,接著就講到他的殞落。

It is also spelled 'high-flyer', and both spellings are correct and common; 'flyer' is probably now the more usual one. Related to it, 'high-flying' does the same work as an adjective before a noun: a high-flying lawyer.

It它is also spelled 'high-flyer'也可以拼成「high-flyer」,and both spellings are correct and common兩種拼法都對、也都常見;'flyer' is probably now the more usual one「flyer」現在可能比較常用。Related to it跟它有關的,'high-flying' does the same work as an adjective before a noun「high-flying」是放在名詞前面當形容詞用、做同樣的工作:a high-flying lawyer像a high-flying lawyer(前途無量的律師)。