Word · Frequency #2227
bossing
指挥；支使
bossing is the present participle of boss.
To tell someone what to do, especially in a forceful or annoying way.
- 1.
To exercise authoritative control over; to tell (someone) what to do, often repeatedly.
行使权威控制；告诉(某人)该做什么,通常是反复地。
- 2.
To decorate with bosses; to emboss.
用浮雕装饰
用浮雕装饰；压花；行使权威控制；告诉(某人)该做什么,通常是反复地。；用浮雕装饰；指挥；控制
In use
My older sister always bosses me when we do housework.
He got bossed by the new manager on his first day.
Stop bossing your classmates; let them work independently.
Verb forms
base boss · third person bosses · -ing bossing · past bossed · past participle bossed
规则动词
Connections
Collocations
- boss someone around
- 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。
- boss someone about
- 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。
- be bossed around
- 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。
- boss it
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- boss someone around
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
老板 boss 总爱说“干这个、干那个”：动词 boss 就是反复支使别人。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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