top-heavy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌtop-ˈheavy adjective 1. BALANCE#too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over 头重脚轻的，上重下轻的2 BBCan organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers 〔机构等〕高层人员过多的 The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy. 公司被将多兵少的官僚制度所累。
Examples from the Corpus
top-heavy• The money is not for top-heavy administration but for research.• the school district's top-heavy administration• There is often an absurdly top-heavy effect, too, when the author named makes only a fleeting appearance.• Britain has a particularly top-heavy industrial structure.• How could I let my only boy on that top-heavy tub?From Longman Business Dictionarytop-heavyˌtop-ˈheavy adjective an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workersThe company was burdened with a top-heavy bureaucracy.ˌtop-ˈheavy adjectiveChineseSyllable
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top-heavy
ˌtop-ˈheavy
adjective
1. too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over
2. an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers:
The company was burdened by a top-heavy bureaucracy.
ˌtop-ˈheavy
adjective1. too heavy at the top and therefore likely to fall over
2. an organization that is top-heavy has too many managers compared to the number of ordinary workers: