boss
noun /bɒs/
/bɔːs/
Idioms - 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- company
- crime
- …
- I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.
- (informal) a person who is in charge of a large organization
总经理；领导 - the new boss at IBM
IBM 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。
Topics People in societya2, Jobsa2, Businessa2- 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。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- company
- crime
- …
- the new boss at IBM
词源early 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