boss

noun

1. 老板；工头；领班
   a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
   3. Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?
      这个家里谁说了算？
2. 总经理；领导
   a person who is in charge of a large organization
   1. the new boss at IBM
      国际商用机器公司的新领导
   2. Hospital bosses protested at the decision.
      医院领导们抗议这一决定。

verb

1. 对（某人）发号施令
   to tell sb what to do in an aggressive and/or annoying way
   1. I'm sick of you bossing me around!
      我讨厌你对我指手画脚。

adj.

1. 很好的
   very good

1. N-COUNT 老板；上司
   Your boss is the person in charge of the organization or department where you work.
   1. He cannot stand his boss...
      他无法忍受他的老板。
   2. Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise.
      有时我不得不找老板要求加薪。
2. N-COUNT 领导；头儿；发号施令者
   If you are the boss in a group or relationship, you are the person who makes all the decisions.
   1. He thinks he's the boss.
      他认为自己是头儿。
3. VERB 对…颐指气使；对…指手画脚
   If you say that someone bosses you, you mean that they keep telling you what to do in a way that is irritating.
   1. We cannot boss them into doing more...
      我们不能再差遣他们做更多的事了。
   2. 'You are not to boss me!' she shouted.
      “你不能指挥我！”她喊道。
   3. Boss around, or in British English boss about, means the same as boss .
      boss around,boss about（英国英语）同boss
   4. He started bossing people around and I didn't like what was happening.
      他开始把别人差来遣去，而我不喜欢他这样。
4. PHRASE 为自己打工；自己拿主意
   If you are your own boss, you work for yourself or make your own decisions and do not have anyone telling you what to do.
   1. I'm very much my own boss and no one interferes with what I do.
      我自己很有主见，没有人干预我做的事。

1. Mr Bach set up his own consulting business with the backing of his old boss.
   在以前老板的帮助下，巴赫先生成立了自己的咨询公司。
2. My husband has just had a blazing row with his boss.
   我丈夫刚和他老板大吵了一架。
3. He cannot stand his boss
   他无法忍受他的老板。
4. Occasionally I have to go and ask the boss for a rise.
   有时我不得不找老板要求加薪。
5. He thinks he's the boss.
   他认为自己是头儿。
6. We cannot boss them into doing more
   我们不能再差遣他们做更多的事了。
7. 'You are not to boss me!' she shouted.
   “你不能指挥我！”她喊道。
8. I'm very much my own boss and no one interferes with what I do.
   我自己很有主见，没有人干预我做的事。
9. You heard what the boss said, bud.
   你听见老板说的话了，老兄。
10. Three years ago my wife and I divorced. I caught her with her boss.
    3年前，我和老婆离了婚。我发现她和她老板有染。
11. I'm chuffed that the boss is staying
    老板不走了，我非常高兴。
12. Please give this to your boss with my compliments
    请把这个给你的老板，算是我的一点心意。
13. Her boss was very demanding but appreciative of Christina's talents.
    克里斯蒂娜的老板非常苛刻，但同时也很欣赏她的才华。
14. He seemed to be in direct contact with the Boss
    他似乎直接和老板联系。
15. So you fancy yourself as the boss someday?
    这么说，你是想有一天自己当上老板喽？
16. I was getting great feedback from my boss.
    老板对我的评价很高。
17. The boss says you must wear a tie. And God help you if you don't.
    老板说你得打领带，如果不听你会倒霉的。
18. As long as I deliver the goods, my boss is very happy.
    只要我做好本职工作，我的老板就很高兴。
19. Tim hemmed and hawed, but finally told his boss the truth.
    蒂姆起初支支吾吾，但最终还是把真相告诉了老板。
20. My boss isn't a great intellect.
    我的老板才智并不出众。
21. After all, the worst the boss can do is say no if you ask him.
    毕竟，如果你向老板提出请求，最糟糕的情况也不过就是他说“不行”。
22. His boss did not pressure him for results.
    他的老板并没有催促他尽早拿出结果。
23. As the boss began to rant, I stood up and went out
    老板开始咆哮的时候，我起身走了出去。
24. It was clear to me that he respected his boss
    在我看来他显然很尊重他的上司。
25. Her boss, who was very understanding, gave her time off
    她的老板很通情达理，准了她的假。
26. The boss seems to think highly of you.
    上司似乎很器重你。
27. The boss fired him out for neglect of his duty.
    老板以玩忽职守为由把他开除了。
28. He is rebuked by his boss.
    他让老板给撸了一顿。
29. The secretary was severely reprimanded by his boss for leaking out the secret without his permission.
    这位秘书因未经上司允许泄露了秘密而受到斥责。
30. His boss advanced him ￡ 10 against next week's wages.
    老板给他预支了10英镑下周的工资。

n.

show sb who's boss

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

noun

1. a circular rounded projection or protuberance

   Synonym:    knob

2. a person responsible for hiring workers
   1. the boss hired three more men for the new job

   Synonym:    hirer

3. a person who exercises control and makes decisions
   1. he is his own boss now

4. a person who exercises control over workers
   1. if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman

   Synonym:    foremanchiefgafferhoncho

5. a leader in a political party who controls votes and dictates appointments
   1. party bosses have a reputation for corruption

   Synonym:    party bosspolitical boss

verb

1. raise in a relief
   1. embossed stationery

   Synonym:    embossstamp

adj

1. exceptionally good
   1. a boss hand at carpentry
   2. his brag cornfield

   Synonym:    brag