
好词典

源自荷兰语 'baas',意为'主人'或'大师',17世纪进入英语。
❶ 指公司或组织中拥有管理权的人,通常负责监督员工工作并做出决策。
“The bosses held a meeting to discuss the new project.”
(老板们开会讨论新项目。)
“She reports directly to her bosses every week.”
(她每周直接向她的上司汇报工作。)
❶ 在游戏中指难度较高的敌人或关卡首领,通常需要特殊策略击败。
“The final bosses in this game are extremely challenging.”
(这个游戏的最终首领极其具有挑战性。)
“We spent hours trying to defeat the dungeon bosses.”
(我们花了几个小时试图击败地下城的首领。)
❶ 指以专横或控制的方式对待他人,表现出支配行为。
“He bosses everyone around in the office.”
(他在办公室里对每个人发号施令。)
“She doesn't like being bossed by her younger brother.”
(她不喜欢被弟弟指挥。)
bosses around — 指不断对他人发号施令或控制他人行为,带有负面含义。
“He always bosses his coworkers around, which makes them unhappy.”
(他总是对同事发号施令,这让他们很不高兴。)