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be bossy (with sb)
She is always bossy with her younger brother.
她总是对她弟弟发号施令。
专横的；爱发号施令的
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专横的；爱发号施令的
Tending to give orders to others in an overbearing way; domineering.
She is always bossy with her younger brother.
她总是对她弟弟发号施令。
倾向于对别人发号施令,尤其是不必要的时候；专横的。
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
用凸饰装饰的；布满饰钉的。
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
专横自信或滥用权力
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
My sister can be very bossy when we plan family trips.
我姐姐在计划家庭旅行时很爱发号施令。
AI contextual example
The bossy manager insisted on doing everything his way.
那位专横的经理坚持什么都按他的方式做。
AI contextual example
Don't be so bossy; let others make decisions too.
别这么专横，也让别人做决定。
AI contextual example
a bossy way of ordering others around
一种颐指气使的作风
WordNet
She is always bossy with her younger brother.
她总是对她弟弟发号施令。
He is bossy about how the work should be done.
他对于工作应该如何完成很专横。
Her bossy attitude annoys everyone.
她专横的态度让所有人反感。
Not this
She is a bossy.
Use this
She is bossy.
bossy是形容词，不能用作名词。
Not this
He spoke bossy to me.
Use this
He spoke bossily to me.
修饰动词spoke应使用副词bossily，而非形容词bossy。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
爱发号施令的态度
Her bossy attitude made it hard for the team to work together.
她爱发号施令的态度让团队很难合作。
爱发号施令的姐姐
My bossy older sister always tells me what to wear.
我爱发号施令的姐姐总是告诉我该穿什么。
发号施令的语气
Please don't use that bossy tone with me.
请不要用那种发号施令的语气跟我说话。
变得爱发号施令
He gets bossy when he is tired.
他一累就变得爱发号施令。
爱发号施令的经理
The bossy manager found fault with every small detail.
那位爱发号施令的经理对每个小细节都吹毛求疵。
爱发号施令的人
Don't be such a bossy boots!
别这么爱发号施令！
爱指挥别人的人
She's wearing her bossy pants today.
她今天又爱指挥人了。
我不是专横，我才是老板。
Stop being so bossy and let me choose for myself.
别那么专横，让我自己选择吧。
我很专横，我是第一个在歌里嘶吼的女孩。
In the song, Kelis proudly describes herself as bossy.
在这首歌中，凯利斯自豪地称自己很专横。
Use bossy naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象老板(boss)总爱对员工发号施令，bossy 就是“爱发号施令的、专横的”。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、describing someone's domineering behavior 这个词多用于日常口语，描述某人对别人发号施令、显得专横。通常带有轻微的负面评价，比较常见于谈论孩子、同事或朋友的行为；在正式写作或学术语境中较少使用。
In British English, bossy /ˈbɒsi/ rhymes with glossy, flossy, mossy, lossy and posse (all end in /ɒsi/). The -ossy spelling is a clear visual clue. Beware the lookalike busy /ˈbɪzi/: its vowel is /ɪ/ and it ends in /zi/, so it does not rhyme with bossy.
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