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boss

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boss1 /bɒs $ bɒːs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countableC]  
1 BEBOthe person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work 老板,上司;领班,工头 employer, manager, supervisor
 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 informalBB someone with an important position in a company or other organization 老板,领导,头头
 the new boss at Paramount Pictures
派拉蒙电影公司的新领导
 union bosses
工会的头头们
3 CONTROLthe 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,一定要让它知道是你说了算。
 You’ve got to show the kids who’s boss.
你必须让孩子们明白是谁说了算。
4. AVTBa round decoration on the surface of something, for example on the ceiling of an old building 圆形装饰物,〔旧式建筑天花板上的〕饰球
nTHESAURUS
boss the person who is in charge of you at work. Boss sounds rather informal. The usual word to use in more formal English is manager
Does your boss know you're looking for another job?
manager the person in charge of a business such as a shop, a bank, or a hotel, or of a part of a business
I'd like to speak to the hotel manager.
the sales manager
the manager of an Italian restaurant
head the person who is in charge of an organization or a department within that organization
the head of the CIA
My wife's head of the French department at the university.
He was the former head of the American Cancer Society.
chief the most important person or one of the most important people in an organization such as the police, the fire department, or the army
the chief of police
police/army/fire chiefs
Health chiefs have secured cash to build two new hospitals.
president especially American EnglishAmE the person who is in charge of a large company or a department within a company
the president of CBS news
Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president.
managing director British EnglishBrE the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company or organization
He's the managing director of a small printing firm.
chief executive (also chief executive officer, CEO) the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company
the CEO of General Motors
Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive.
supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants
He was employed as a warehouse supervisor.
line manager the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company
If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager.
report to somebody if you report to someone in a company, that person is directly in charge of you
Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing.
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boss2 verb [transitiveT]  
to tell people to do things, give them orders etc, especially when you have no authority to do it 发号施令,指挥〔尤指无权这样做时〕
boss somebody about British EnglishBrE, boss somebody around American EnglishAmE
 Five-year-old girls love to boss people around.
五岁的女孩就爱支使别人。
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boss3 adjectiveadj informal  
FASHIONABLEvery good, attractive, or fashionable 极好的;诱人的;时髦的
 a boss car
一部很棒的车
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From Longman Business Dictionary
bossboss /bɒsbɒːs/ noun [countableC] informal
1the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work
I’ll have to ask my boss for a day off.
2a manager with an important position in an organization
What they need to do is lobby strongly for more women bosses.
Prison bosses launched an investigation into major security lapses.
Boss is an informal word for a manager (=someone whose job is to be in charge of all or part of a company or a particular activity). A supervisor is someone who is in charge of a group of workers or a particular area of work, especially workers in low-ranking jobs. A foreman/forewoman is a worker who is in charge of a group of workers in a factory or on a building site. The Chief Executive Officer/CEO (also Managing Director/MD British EnglishBrE) is the most senior manager in a company, and has the most authority. The job of Chief Executive Officer can also be combined with the job of president American EnglishAmE/chairman of the board British EnglishBrE, whose role involves leading the company and making the final decisions on its business policy. The senior management are the most important group of managers in a company. Below them are the middle management and then the junior management.
3be your own boss to work for yourself rather than being employed by someone else
He’s looking forward to the day when he will be his own boss.
Origin boss1
1. (1800-1900) Dutch baas man in charge
2. (1300-1400) Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia

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