boss

【发音】

美 /bɑs/ 英 /bɒs/

【翻译】

1. n.老板，上司

   英释:the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work

2. v.指挥

   英释:to tell people to do things, give them orders etc, especially when you have no authority to do it

【短语】

1. gang boss : 小组长；领班；帮派头目

2. party boss : 党魁

3. lug boss : 突起部，凸起部

4. wheel boss : 轮毂，轮心

5. hugo boss : 雨果·波士（德国著名服装品牌）

【例句】

1. I’ll have to ask my boss for a day off.

   我得向老板请一天假。

2. 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。

3. Five-year-old girls love to boss people around.

   五岁的女孩就爱支使别人。

【真题例句】

1. (2013.6 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...the boss of GM...

2. (2012.12 • CET4 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...my boss was amazed that...

3. (2011.12 • CET4 • • 听力题)...Chris knows that his boss likes Kim’s work...

4. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...I guess he'd forgotten he used the same excuse when he called his boss from my house...

5. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...He called his boss and said he had to get a new set of tires put on his truck...

6. (2009.6 • CET4 • • 阅读理解)...It wasn’t until my boss received Mindsets’ training that she was able to understand how important inclusiveness was to customer service...

7. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...The difference is that the boss of the animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to “Shut up!” or “No survival for you!” Today’s workers are still demanding control over their time...

8. (2008.6 • CET4 • • 听力题)...I found this report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas...

【同、近义词】

1. n.[劳经]老板；首领；工头

   leader/employer/chief/captain/landlord/

2. vt.指挥，调遣；当…的领导

   officer/captain/lead/

3. vi.当首领，发号施令

   call the shots/

【同根词】

1. adj

   bossy : 专横的；浮雕装饰的；爱指挥他人的

2. n

   bossy : 母牛；牛犊

   bossism : 领袖的政党控制；头领的支配