boss

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /bɒs/    美 /bɔs/|/bɑs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.; A lump-like mass of rock, especially one projecting through a stratum of different rock.
  2. A hassock or small seat, especially made from a bundle of straw. obsolete
    — All were waiting : uncle Charles, who sat far away in the shadow of the window, Dante and Mr Casey, who sat in the easy chairs at either side of the hearth, Stephen, seated on a chair between them, his feet resting on a toasting boss.
  3. One who is in charge or something.; One who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.
    — The boss of the company was going to Spain for work.
  4. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.; A convex protuberance in hammered work, especially the rounded projection in the centre of a shield.
  5. One who is in charge or something.; A person in charge of a business or company.
    — Chat turned to whisper when the boss entered the conference room.
  6. One who is in charge or something.; A leader, the head of an organized group or team.
    — They named him boss because he had good leadership skills.
  7. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.; A protrusion; frequently a cylinder of material that extends beyond a hole.
    — To the upper part of the frame a chain is attached, and if the screw shaft be drawn back out of the boss, the square frame may be hove up by carrying the chain to a winch—the sliding block maintaining the frame in the perpendicular position.
  8. One who is in charge or something.; The head of a political party in a given region or district.
    — He is the Republican boss in Kentucky.
  9. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.; A knob or projection, usually at the intersection of ribs in a vault.
  10. A lump, protuberance, or swelling in an animal, person or object.; A roughly cut stone set in place for later carving.
  11. One who is in charge or something.; The male owner or man in charge of a large rural property. Australia
    — Above all, she must not tell the boss of any little irregularity she may see.
  12. One who is in charge or something.; One's wife. humorous
    — There's no olive oil; will sunflower oil do? — I'll have to run that by the boss.
  13. A target block, made of foam but historically made of hay bales, to which a target face is attached.
  14. One who is in charge or something.; A term of address to a man, especially a customer; sometimes also to a friend or acquaintance of equal standing. India,Multicultural-London-English,Philippines,especially,informal
    — Good to see you, boss.
  15. A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder.
    — Boss, a short trough for holding water, when tiling the roof
  16. An enemy, often at the end of a level, that is particularly challenging and must be beaten in order to progress.
    — Cuphead built a reputation for difficulty before release, but its boss battles are mostly about recognizing patterns than getting lucky against unfair bosses. Watching players ace their way through the game’s bosses is a spellbinding reminder that even tough games can be defeated easily with hard work.
  17. A head or reservoir of water.
动词 v.
  1. To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly. transitive
    — By YOU last night’s journey was actually bossed / Without you, I’m certain, we’d all have been lost.
  2. To decorate with bosses; to emboss. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Of excellent quality, first-rate. Canada,US,slang
    — That is a boss Zefron poster.

词形变化

bosses plural bosses present,singular,third-person bossing participle,present bossed participle,past bossed past bosser comparative bossest superlative bosses plural bosses present,singular,third-person bossing participle,present bossed participle,past bossed past bosses plural

词汇关系

近义词
administrator boss chief commander director governor jefe head head man higher-up honcho leader manager master overseer sachem suit superintendent superior supervisor
反义词
laborer subordinate worker
上位词
person
下位词
chief executive officer CEO criminal leader executive executive officer floor manager foreman general manager line manager middle manager provost stage manager straw boss
衍生词
bosslike emboss
相关词
officer associate employer important person ruler

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰā-
Proto-Germanic *bō-?
Proto-Germanic *baswô
Proto-West Germanic *baswō
Old Dutch *baso
Middle Dutch baes
Dutch baasbor.
English boss
Borrowed from Dutch baas, from Middle Dutch baes (“master of a household, friend”), from Old Dutch *baso (“uncle, kinsman”), from Proto-West Germanic *baswō, from Proto-Germanic *baswô (“uncle”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *ba-, *bō- (“father, older male relative”), source also of the English terms babe, boy, bub, bully. Cognate with Middle Low German bās (“supervisor, foreman”), Old Frisian bas (“master”), hence Saterland Frisian Boas (“boss”), Old High German basa (“father's sister, cousin”), hence German Base (“aunt, cousin”).
Originally a term of respect used to address an older relative. Later, in New Amsterdam, it began to mean a person in charge who is not a master.
The video game sense is borrowed from Japanese ボス (bosu), borrowed from English boss.
词源 2
From Middle English bos, bose, boce, from Old French boce (“lump, bulge, protuberance, knot”), from Frankish *bottja, from Proto-Germanic *bautaną (“to hit, strike, beat”). Doublet of beat; see there for more.
词源 3
Apparently a corruption of bast.
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