boss someone around
collocation支使某人做这做那；对某人发号施令
He always bosses his little brother around.
他总是支使他弟弟做这做那。
指挥；支使
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指挥；支使
To tell someone what to do, especially in a forceful or annoying way.
My older sister always bosses me when we do housework.
我姐姐做家务时总是指挥我。
行使权威控制；告诉(某人)该做什么,通常是反复地。
To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
用浮雕装饰
To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
boss
Base
原形
bosses
3rd person
第三人称单数
bossing
-ing
现在分词
bossed
Past
过去式
bossed
Past participle
过去分词
She bosses everyone around the office.
她在办公室里指挥所有人。
He bossed the team during the project.
他在项目中指挥了团队。
He is bossing his subordinates right now.
他现在正在指挥他的下属。
规则动词
He got bossed by the new manager on his first day.
他第一天就被新经理指挥。
Stop bossing your classmates; let them work independently.
别指挥你的同学了，让他们独立工作。
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支使某人做这做那；对某人发号施令
He always bosses his little brother around.
他总是支使他弟弟做这做那。
支使某人；对某人颐指气使
She's always bossing her colleagues about.
她总是对同事们颐指气使。
被支使；被呼来喝去
I refuse to be bossed around by anyone.
我拒绝被任何人呼来喝去。
发号施令；摆出老板派头
He thinks he can boss it over the whole team.
他以为自己可以对整个团队发号施令。
对某人发号施令；把某人指挥得团团转
Stop bossing me around – I know what to do.
别对我发号施令了——我知道该做什么。
（在表演、工作等中）干得出色，轻松驾驭
She walked into the meeting and totally bossed it.
她走进会议室，把整场会议拿捏得游刃有余。
（在足球等运动中）掌控中场，成为中场核心
The captain bossed the midfield and set up two goals.
队长掌控了中场，并助攻了两个进球。
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老板 boss 总爱说“干这个、干那个”：动词 boss 就是反复支使别人。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、workplace、family or friends 作动词表示“指挥、支使别人”时，通常用于非正式、日常对话，常带不满或抱怨的语气；正式写作中较少使用。
这些词都以 -oss 结尾，其中 loss、toss、cross、moss、floss 在美式发音中与 boss 押韵，读作 /ɑs/。注意 gross 虽然拼写也以 -oss 结尾，但发音是 /ɡroʊs/，与 boss 不押韵。
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