a person who is in charge of a worker or organization 老板,上司,领导,工头 her boss offered her promotion. 老板提拔了她。 union bosses. 工会领导。 ■a person in control of a group or situation 头儿,主儿 does he see you as a partner, or is he already the boss?. 他把你看成合伙人,还是他已经是头儿了?。
verb
[with obj.]give (someone) orders in an annoyingly domineering manner 发号施令 you're always bossing us about. 你总是对我们发号施令。
adjective
[attrib.](N. Amer.)excellent; outstanding (北美)拔尖的,数一数二的 she's a real boss chick. 这女孩是数一数二的人物。
常用词组 be one's own boss
be self-employed 自己当老板
show someone who's boss
make it clear that it is oneself who is in charge 让别人明白是自己说了算
语源
early 19th cent. (originally US): from Dutch baas 'master'
boss2 noun
a round knob, stud, or other projecting part, in particular 瘤,饰扣,凸出物,尤指
a stud on the centre of a shield 盾牌的饰扣 ■(Architecture)a piece of ornamental carving covering the point where the ribs in a vault or ceiling cross (建筑)浮饰 ■(Geology)a large mass of igneous rock protruding through other strata (地质)岩瘤 ■the central part of a propeller (螺旋桨的)轮毂
语源
Middle English : from Old French boce, of unknown origin