micromanage

verb

/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/

[transitive, intransitive] (disapproving)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they micromanage	/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/ /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/
he / she / it micromanages	/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒɪz/ /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒɪz/
past simple micromanaged	/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒd/ /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒd/
past participle micromanaged	/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒd/ /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒd/
-ing form micromanaging	/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒɪŋ/

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micromanage (something) to control every detail of an activity or project, especially your employees’ work微观管理，对…管头管脚（尤指雇员的工作）
- The problem may be that you are micromanaging your team.问题可能是你对团队的管理过于苛严而琐细。
- bosses who micromanage管头管脚的老板

BNC: 0 COCA: 22300

micromanage