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boss

UK /bɒs/US /bɔːs/

词源

源自荷兰语baas(主人),17世纪进入英语,原指工头或监工,后扩展为泛指管理者。

noun

❶ 指工作场所中负责管理员工的人,拥有决策权并分配任务,常见于公司或团队中。

“My boss asked me to finish the report by Friday.”

(我的老板要求我在周五前完成报告。)

“She became the boss of the department last year.”

(她去年成为了这个部门的负责人。)

❶ 非正式用法中,指控制或主导某个情境的人,可能带有幽默或调侃意味。

“Who's the boss in your house, you or your wife?”

(你家谁说了算,你还是你妻子?)

“The kids are the real bosses when it comes to choosing TV shows.”

(在选电视节目时,孩子们才是真正的老大。)

同义词:manager, supervisor, leader

verb

❶ 非正式用法,指对他人发号施令或试图控制局面,常含贬义。

“Stop bossing me around!”

(别对我指手画脚的!)

“She loves bossing her little brother.”

(她喜欢差遣她弟弟。)

同义词:order, dictate, dominate

常见短语

boss around — 随意差遣或命令某人做事,带有不尊重或专横的意味。

“He's always bossing his assistant around.”

(他总是随意使唤他的助理。)

like a boss — 网络流行语,形容以自信、熟练或酷炫的方式完成某事。

“She fixed the computer problem like a boss.”

(她轻松搞定了电脑问题,简直帅呆了。)