boss 1 S2 W3 / bɒs $ bɒs / 名词 [可数名词]

1 the person who employs you or who is in charge of you at work → employer , manager , supervisor :

I’ll have to ask my boss for a day off.

Since I’m my own boss (= I work for myself, rather than for an employer ) , my hours are flexible.

2 informal someone with an important position in a company or other organization :

the new boss at Paramount Pictures

union bosses

3 the person who is the strongest in a relationship, who controls a situation etc :

When you first start training a dog, it’s important to let him see that you’re the boss.

You’ve got to show the kids who’s boss .

4 a round decoration on the surface of something, for example on the ceiling of an old building

THESAURUS

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 English 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 English 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.