➡ See also the entry for leader1另见leader条第1义manager ♦︎ director ♦︎ employer ♦︎ boss ♦︎ supervisor ♦︎ governor ♦︎ superintendent ♦︎ foremanThese are all words for a person who is in charge of running a business or part of one.这些词均表示公司的经理或部门经理。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to work for a manager / a director / an employer / a boss◆to work under a manager / supervisor / superintendent / foreman◆a good manager / director / employer / boss / supervisor / governor◆a company manager / director / boss◆to have a manager / a director / an employer / a boss / a supervisor / a governor / a foreman◆to act as manager / director / supervisor / governor◆to work as a manager / director / supervisor / foreman◆to assist the manager / director / supervisor / governor / superintendent◆to appoint a manager / director / supervisor / governor / superintendent◆to become / make sb a manager / director / supervisor / governor■manager [countable] a person who is in charge of running a business, store or similar organization; a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company(店铺的)老板;(企业、公司部门或负责某项活动的)主任,经理◆a bank / hotel manager银行/酒店经理◆Sales manager Chris Jones says, 'We're thrilled with the results'.销售部经理克里斯•琼斯说:“结果太令我们兴奋了。”◆There's a meeting of area managers next Tuesday.下星期二将召开地区经理会议。ⓘ In British English, a person's line manager is the person in the company who is one rank above them and has direct responsibility for managing their work. Line manager or just manager can be a more formal way of saying boss.在英式英语中,某人的line manager指公司里职位上高一级、直接负责管理其工作的主管经理。line manager或manager可用作boss的较为正式的说法◆I'll ask my manager if I can leave early.我要问一下老板我可不可以早退。 see also management ⇨ government2, managing director ⇨ leader1■director [countable] one of a group of senior managers who run a company; a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc.董事;总监;(公司部门的)主任,经理;(学院的)院长◆She's on the board of directors.她是董事会成员。◆He was musical director at the National Theatre from 1976 to 1997.他从1976年至1997年担任国家剧院的音乐总监。 see also managing director ⇨ leader1, direct ⇨ run2, direction ⇨ government2NOTE辨析 Manager or director?Both manager and director can be used to talk about a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company. * manager和director均可指公司部门的主任、经理◆a sales / marketing / finance / personnel / technical manager / director销售部/市场部/财务部/人事部/技术部经理However, in a large company, a director is often in charge of several managers.不过,在大公司里,director常分管几个manager。■employer [countable] a person or company that pays people to work for them雇主;老板◆They're very good employers(= they treat the people that work for them well).他们是非常好的雇主。◆They're one of the largest employers in the area.他们是该地区最大的雇主之一。 see also employ ⇨ employ■boss [countable] (ratherinformal, especiallyspokenorjournalism新闻) a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do老板;主管;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).我喜欢自己当老板,自己拿主意。◆Who's the boss(= who's in control) in this house?这个家里谁说了算?ⓘ Boss is usually used with a possessive pronoun, that is his, her, my, your, etc. People often use the boss in a fairly informal way to talk about the person who is in charge of them at work. The boss can also be used in a humorous way to talk about a person who is, or seems to be, in control in a particular situation or relationship. * boss通常跟his、her、my、your等物主代词连用。the boss是不太正式的用法,常用以指工作上的主管,亦可用作幽默语,指特定情形或关系里实际上或表面上的掌控者。■supervisorˈsuːpəvaɪzə(r), ˈsjuːpəvaɪzə(r); NAmEˈsuːpərvaɪzər [countable] a person who is in charge of sb/sth and makes sure that everything is done correctly and safely监督人;指导者;主管人◆I have a meeting with my supervisor about my research topic.我要就我的研究课题同导师见一次面。◆All work is done under the guidance of a supervisor.所有工作都是在一名主管的指导下完成的。 see also supervise ⇨ regulate, supervision ⇨ government2■governor [countable] (especially BrE) a member of a group of people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, college or hospital(学校、学院、医院等机构的)董事,理事◆One way of getting things changed is to become a school governor.要使情况发生改变,一个办法是成为学校的董事。ⓘ In British English, a governor is also a single person who is in charge of a prison or bank.在英式英语中,governor亦可指监狱长或银行总裁。 see also governor ⇨ leader1■superintendentˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt, BrE also ˌsjuːpərɪnˈtendənt [countable] a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place or a group of workers主管人;负责人;监督人◆In 1945 he became superintendent of schools in Dallas.他在1945年成为达拉斯教育局长。ⓘ Typically, superintendents are people in charge of hospitals, railways and schools. * superintendent最常指医院、铁路公司和学校的负责人。 see also superintend ⇨ regulate■foremanˈfɔːmən; NAmEˈfɔːrmən [countable] a worker who is in charge of a group of other factory or building workers(工厂或建筑工地的)领班,工头◆He got a job as foreman of a building site.他得到了一份工作,在建筑工地当工头。ⓘ A foreman can be either a man or a woman; there is a feminine form, forewoman, but this is not very frequent. * foreman可以是男人,也可以是女人;阴性形式forewoman不太常用。