top-down
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/ˌtɑːp ˈdaʊn/
🇬🇧
/ˌtɒp ˈdaʊn/
An approach where you start with a big idea and then add smaller details.
We need to take a top-down approach to solve this problem.
我們需要採取自上而下的方法來解決這個問題。
An approach where decisions are made by people in higher positions in an organization and passed down to others.
The company has a top-down management style, where the boss makes all the decisions.
這家公司有自上而下的管理風格,老闆做出所有決策。