prima donnas

美 [ˈprimə ˈdɑnəz]英 [ˈpriːmə ˈdɒnəz]
  • n.(歌剧演出或歌剧团的)首席女歌唱演员,女主角演员;妄自尊大而爱闹脾气者;恃才傲物者
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    N-COUNT (歌剧中的)女主角,首席女歌手
    A prima donna is the main female singer in an opera.

    Her career began as prima donna with the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company.

    事业刚起步的时候,她在皇家卡尔·罗莎歌剧团担任首席女歌手。

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    N-COUNT 恃才傲物的人;自命不凡的人;妄自尊大的人
    If you describe someone as a prima donna, you disapprove of them because they think they can behave badly or get what they want because they have a particular talent.

    Nobody who comes to this club is allowed to behave like a prima donna.

    加入这个俱乐部的任何人都不许自以为是。

  1. So one of my approaches to management is to avoid prima donnas and to actually ease up an organization .

    我管理的策略之一就是避免,爱做主角的人,给组织营造轻松的氛围。

  2. You know , you bats are all prima donnas .

    你自己清楚你们球棒从来都是主角。

  3. To prosper , restaurants need harmony between the last two but often that is not easy : the chefs view pastry chefs as essential but with a tendency to be prima donnas .

    为了生意兴隆,餐厅需要后两者关系和谐,但往往不是那么容易:厨师认为点心师不可或缺,但是觉得他们爱慕虚荣。

  4. Nearly three decades later , that reputation as a team player in a company wary of prima donnas helped the quietly spoken Belgian succeed Peter Brabeck to become chief executive of the Swiss food company .

    近30年过去后,在这个警惕自我本位主义者的公司,凭借善于团队合作的声誉,这位说话温和的比利时人接替包必达(peterbrabeck),成为了这家瑞士食品公司的首席执行官。