1. 主管;管理者;经理
    An executive is someone who is employed by a business at a senior level. Executives decide what the business should do, and ensure that it is done.

    e.g. ...an advertising executive.
           广告主管
    e.g. ...Her husband is a senior bank executive.
           她丈夫是银行高级主管。

2. 管理的;执行的
    The executive sections and tasks of an organization are concerned with the making of decisions and with ensuring that decisions are carried out.

    e.g. A successful job search needs to be as well organised as any other executive task...
           成功的求职与执行其他任何任务一样，都需要良好的条理性。
    e.g. I don't envisage I will take an executive role, but rather become a consultant on merchandise and marketing.
           我不设想自己将成为管理人员，但很希望成为商品营销顾问。

3. 高级的;精美时髦的;供主管人员使用的
    Executive goods are expensive goods designed or intended for executives and other people at a similar social or economic level.

    e.g. ...an executive briefcase.
           高级公文包
    e.g. ...a chain of shops specialising in pricey executive toys.
           专卖价格昂贵的精美玩具的连锁商店

4. 执行委员会；行政委员会
    The executive committee or board of an organization is a committee within that organization which has the authority to make decisions and ensures that these decisions are carried out.

executive的近义词

    e.g. He sits on the executive committee that manages Lloyds...
           他是管理劳埃德保险公司的执行委员会成员。
    e.g. Some executive members have called for his resignation.
           一些执行委员会成员要求他辞职。

5. （政府的）行政部门
    The executive is the part of the government of a country that is concerned with carrying out decisions or orders, as opposed to the part that makes laws or the part that deals with criminals.

executive在线翻译

    e.g. The government, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be separate...
           政府、行政部门和司法部门应该彼此分离。
    e.g. The matter should be resolved by the executive branch of government.
           这个问题应该由政府的行政部门解决。