
好词典

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。
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。)
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。)
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。)