He complains that the underlying approach is top-down and involves the government dictating the rules.

他抱怨说这个基本方法是自上而下的并且由政府决定规则。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

They put down wooden boards, and laid new carpets on top.

他们安装了木地板，还在上面铺了新地毯。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

When they get to the top, they put on their skis and ski down.

到达山顶后，他们就穿上滑雪板往下滑。

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"We want to see the people who are identified as responsible - again,whatever the level, from the very top down - fully investigated and prosecuted."

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

I'd like to go by climbing a birch tree, And climb black branches up a snow-white trunk toward heaven, till the tree could bear no more, But dipped its top and set me down again.

我真想去爬白桦树，沿着雪白的树干，爬上乌黑的树枝，爬向那天心，直到树身再支撑不住，树梢碰着地，把我放下来。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

And it sounds to many people who do top-down interpretation as to me as well, that "She's the kind of girl you read about in Newsweek magazine."

很多进行自上而下解释的人,也包括我,都将它听为,"她是你在《新闻周刊》杂志上,所读到的女孩"

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

Spain and other distressed parts of the Eurozone require a two-pronged top-down and bottom-up approach which will assist in implementation of reform.

CNN: After the bailout, Spain needs to rise to the challenge

The chasm between bottom-up state-building and the top-down negotiations in America or Egypt looks wider than ever.

ECONOMIST: Palestinians and the talks

By drawing on ability from all echelons, with communications characterized by interaction, both vertical and horizontal, rather than one-way and top-down, acceptable decisions can be made faster.

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