boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
영어
~ 2400
의미
의미 0개
명사
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
사용 패턴：
[someone]'s boss
자주 하는 실수：
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
유의어
manager (Often used for someone in charge of a team or department, especially in business settings.)
|
supervisor (More formal and often used in workplace or HR contexts.)
반의어
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
연어
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
주제
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
예문
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
학습자용 예문
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
명사
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
사용 패턴：
be a boss at [something]
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
유의어
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
|
master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
반의어
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
연어
act like a boss
|play like a boss
주제
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
예문
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
학습자용 예문
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
동사
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
사용 패턴：
boss [someone] around
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
유의어
order around (Similar meaning but slightly more neutral; focuses on giving commands.)
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dictate to (Emphasizes imposing one's will on others.)
반의어
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
연어
boss people around
주제
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
예문
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
학습자용 예문
- Don't boss me around.
- She bosses her team too much.
- He bosses his friends at school.
adjective
slang
B2
property
4
Excellent or impressive
Very good or cool.
자주 하는 실수：
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
유의어
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
|
cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
반의어
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
연어
boss move
|boss car
주제
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
예문
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
학습자용 예문
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
문법
기본형
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
음절 및 강세
boss （1음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
활용형
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
관련 단어
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
표현
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
예문
- Don't try to boss me around.
- She bosses her classmates around all the time.
like a boss
1/lˈaɪk ə bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
With skill and confidence
To do something very well and with confidence.
예문
- She finished the project like a boss.
- He handled that problem like a boss.
meet the new boss, same as the old boss
1/mˈit ðə njˈu bˈɔs | sˈeɪm ˈæz ðə ˈoʊld bˈɔs/
idiom
informal
New leader behaves like old one
When a new person in charge acts just like the previous one, often disappointingly.
예문
- The company changed CEOs, but it's meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
- Politics often feels like meet the new boss, same as the old boss.