每日商務英語 第171期:向上推諉

to delegate up 向上推諉（非正式用語）

英文釋義

The unwise practice of passing one's tasks or responsibilities to one's supervisors (contrasted with passing tasks to lower level employees).

例句

When told to do work he considered boring, the lazy manager tried to delegate up and suggested that only his boss had the authority to do such tasks.

一聽到要做那很煩人的工作，這位懶惰的經理試圖把工作推給上級，聲稱只有他的上司有權做這項工作。