boss
gb/bˈɔs/ us/bˈɔs/
A2
英语
~ 2400
义项
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名词
A2
entity
1
Person who manages others
The person who tells workers what to do and makes decisions in a job or company.
用法模式：
[someone]'s boss
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'boss' with 'owner'. A boss may not be the owner of the company; they can simply be a manager or supervisor.
近义词
manager (Often used for someone in charge of a team or department, especially in business settings.)
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supervisor (More formal and often used in workplace or HR contexts.)
反义词
employee (An employee works under a boss's direction.)
搭配
immediate boss
|new boss
|former boss
|tough boss
|report to a boss
主题
business
|workplace
|management
|work
|core_vocabulary
例句
- My boss approved my vacation request.
- She asked her boss for a raise.
- His boss gave him a new project to complete.
学习者例句
- My boss is very kind.
- I talk to my boss every day.
- Her boss is not in the office today.
名词
informal
B1
entity
2
Person highly skilled or dominant
Someone who is very good at something or controls a situation well.
用法模式：
be a boss at [something]
常见错误：
Learners may think this means the person is literally their work supervisor, but here it is slang for skill or dominance.
近义词
champion (Emphasizes winning or being the best, often in competitions.)
|
master (Highlights complete skill or control over something.)
反义词
amateur (Suggests someone with little skill or experience in an activity.)
搭配
act like a boss
|play like a boss
主题
slang
|achievement
|daily_life
|communication
|core_vocabulary
例句
- She handled that meeting like a boss.
- He's the boss when it comes to cooking.
- You wrote that code like a real boss.
学习者例句
- He plays football like a boss.
- She can cook like a boss.
- You dance like a boss.
动词
informal
B1
action
3
Order someone around
To keep telling someone what to do in a way they may not like.
用法模式：
boss [someone] around
常见错误：
Learners may confuse this with being someone's official manager. In informal use, it can mean acting controlling even without formal authority.
近义词
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.)
反义词
follow (To take orders instead of giving them.)
搭配
boss people around
主题
interpersonal
|conflict
|communication
|relationships
|work
例句
- Stop trying to boss me around!
- She likes to boss her younger brother around.
- He spent the afternoon bossing the volunteers around.
学习者例句
- 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.
常见错误：
Learners may not realize this usage is informal and mainly used in certain dialects or among younger speakers.
近义词
awesome (Very positive and enthusiastic; widely used slang.)
|
cool (Casual praise for something pleasing or stylish.)
反义词
lame (Slang for unimpressive or boring.)
搭配
boss move
|boss car
主题
slang
|praise
|core_vocabulary
|communication
例句
- That was a boss performance!
- Your new shoes are totally boss.
- We had a boss time at the party.
学习者例句
- This game is boss.
- Your idea is boss.
- That song is boss.
语法
词典原形
boss
IPA
GB/bˈɔs/
US/bˈɔs/
音节与重音
boss （1 个音节）
Stress on 1st syllable (boss)
词形变化
Noun
- Base: boss
- Plural: bosses
Verb
- Base: boss
- 3rd Person Singular: bosses
- Present Participle: bossing
- Past: bossed
词族
Forms
bosses
noun
bossing
verb
bossed
verb
Core family
bossy
adjective B1
Related words
bossiness
noun
Advanced or less common
bossily
adverb
相关表达
boss around
1/bˈɔs ɚˈaʊnd/
phrasal verb
informal
Give overbearing orders to someone
To keep telling someone what to do in an annoying way.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.
例句
- 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.