plural bosses
plural bosses
Learner's definition of BOSS
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: the person whose job is to tell other workers what to do老板;工头 -
Why don't you ask your boss for a raise?你为什么不向老板要求加薪呢?
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Company policy says that vacation time must be cleared with your boss. [=supervisor]公司政策规定休假必须取得上级主管批准。
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my former boss我的前任老板
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Jane started her own business so that she could be her own boss. [=have no boss except for herself]简创办了自己的公司,可以自己做老板了。
— see also pit boss 2
: a person who has a lot of power in an organization领导;首领;头目 -
a union boss联盟的首领
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mafia bosses黑手党头目
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the movie studio boss电影工作室负责人
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During the campaign, no one was willing to stand up to the party boss. [=the person with the most power in a political party or one branch of a political party]竞选中,没有人愿意与政党领袖对立。
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: the person who has more power or control in a relationship(某种关系中的)主导者,头儿 2 boss /ˈbɑːs/ verb
bosses; bossed; bossing
bosses; bossed; bossing
Learner's definition of BOSS
[+ object]
: to give orders to (someone) : to tell (someone) what to do对(某人)发号施令;把(某人)差来遣去 —
usually + around or (Brit) about 3 boss /ˈbɑːs/ adjective
Learner's definition of BOSS
slang
: great or excellent出色的;卓越的;极好的 4 boss /ˈbɑːs/ noun
plural bosses
plural bosses
Learner's definition of BOSS
[count]
: a round raised decoration on a ceiling or shield(天花板或盾徽上的)圆形凸饰