boss

noun

/bɒs/

/bɔːs/

Idioms

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a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do老板；工头；领班
- I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.我要问一下老板我能不能请一天假。
- I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions).我喜欢自己做老板，自己拿主意。
- Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?这个家里谁说了算？
- He thinks he's impressing the boss by working through lunch.他认为他通过午餐工作来给老板留下深刻印象。
- He accused his former boss of being arrogant.他指责他的前老板傲慢。
Topics People in societya2, Working lifea2, Jobsa2, Businessa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- company
- crime
- …
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(informal) a person who is in charge of a large organization总经理；领导
- the new boss at IBMIBM 公司的新领导
- Hospital bosses protested at the decision.医院领导们抗议这一决定。
- Council bosses have agreed to meet a handful of homeowners today.委员会的老板们同意今天会见一些房主。
- He's a notorious crime boss.他是臭名昭著的犯罪头目。
Extra Examples
- The Renault team boss later apologized for his comments.雷诺车队老板后来为他的评论道歉。
- There's been criticism of bonuses paid to top oil company bosses.石油公司大老板们的奖金一直受到批评。
Topics People in societya2, Jobsa2, Businessa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- company
- crime
- …
See full entry

Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.

Idioms

show somebody who’s boss

to make it clear to somebody that you have more power and authority than they have让某人知道谁说了算

boss

verb

/bɒs/

/bɔːs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they boss	/bɒs/ /bɔːs/
he / she / it bosses	/ˈbɒsɪz/ /ˈbɔːsɪz/
past simple bossed	/bɒst/ /bɔːst/
past participle bossed	/bɒst/ /bɔːst/
-ing form bossing	/ˈbɒsɪŋ/ /ˈbɔːsɪŋ/

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boss somebody (about/around) to tell somebody what to do in an aggressive and/or annoying way对（某人）发号施令
- I'm sick of you bossing me around!我讨厌你对我指手画脚。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1
Word Originearly 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas ‘master’.