boss
noun
verb
adj
bɒs
noun
1
the
person
who
employs
you
or
who
is
in
charge
of
you
at
work
老板，上司; 领班;
I’ll
have
to
ask
my
boss
for
a
day
off.
我得向老板请一天假。
Since
I’m
my
own
boss
(=I
work
for
myself,
rather
than
for
an
employer)
,
my
hours
are
flexible.
我自己当老板，所以我的时间很灵活。
2
someone
with
an
important
position
in
a
company
or
other
organization
[非正式] 领导，头头，老板
informal
the
new
boss
at
Paramount
Pictures
派拉蒙电影公司的新老板
union
bosses
工会的头头们
3
the
person
who
is
the
strongest
in
a
relationship,
who
controls
a
situation
etc
作主的人，控制局势的人
When
you
first
start
training
a
dog,
it’s
important
to
let
him
see
that
you’re
the
boss.
刚开始训练狗时，要让狗知道一切由你作主。
You’ve
got
to
show
the
kids
who’s
boss
.
你得让孩子明白谁说了算。
4
a
round
decoration
on
the
surface
of
something,
for
example
on
the
ceiling
of
an
old
building
圆形装饰物，饰球〔如旧式建筑物的天花板上的浮凸饰〕
verb
5
to
tell
people
to
do
things,
give
them
orders
etc,
especially
when
you
have
no
authority
to
do
it
对…发号施令，指挥〔尤指无权这样做时〕
BrE
boss
sb
about
Five-year-old
girls
love
to
boss
people
around.
五岁的女孩爱支使别人。
adj
6
very
good,
attractive,
or
fashionable
非常好的; 诱人的; 时髦的
a
boss
car
一辆很棒的车