boss
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work. 老板
He cannot stand his boss. 他受不了他的老板。
2. N-COUNT If you are the boss in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions. 頭兒[非正式]
He thinks he's the boss. 他自以爲(wèi)是頭兒。
3. V to employ, supervise, or be in charge of 雇傭; 監(jiān)督; 負(fù)責(zé)
4. V-T If you say that someone bosses you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating. 支使
We cannot boss them into doing more. 我們不能再支使他們乾其他事了。
5. PHRASAL VERB Boss around means the same as . 支使
He started bossing people around. 他開(kāi)始支使大家了。
6. N a knob, stud, or other circular rounded protuberance, esp an ornamental one on a vault, a ceiling, or a shield (穹頂、天花板等上的)圓形凸飾
7. N a calf or cow 牛犢; 嬭牛
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boss /b?s/ (bossing,bossed,bosses)
劍橋詞典
- I informed my boss that I was going to be away next week .
- His boss gave him a severe reprimand for being late.
- "How are you getting on with your new boss?" "Not bad ."
- I asked my boss if I could have some time off to go to the dentist .
- As a boss you have to delegate responsibilities to your staff .
boss noun [C] (MANAGER)
the person who is in charge of an organization and who tells others what to do老板；上司；頭兒
She was the boss of a large international company . 她曾是一家大型跨國(guó)公司的老板。
I started up my own business and now I'm my own boss (= I work for myself and no one tells me what to do). 我開(kāi)辦了公司，現(xiàn)在自己儅老板。
informal Who's the boss (= the person who makes all the important decisions ) in your house ? 你們家誰(shuí)做主？
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boss noun [C] (DECORATION)
a raised rounded decoration , such as on a shield or a ceiling
圓形裝飾物；浮雕裝飾 返回 boss