Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #20182
Fully loadedbossy
专横的；爱发号施令的
Tending to give orders to others in an overbearing way; domineering.
- 1.
Tending to give orders to others, especially when unwarranted; domineering.
倾向于对别人发号施令,尤其是不必要的时候；专横的。
- 2.
Ornamented with bosses; studded.
用凸饰装饰的；布满饰钉的。
- 3.
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
专横自信或滥用权力
饰有凸饰的；镶有饰钉的；倾向于对别人发号施令,尤其是不必要的时候；专横的。；用凸饰装饰的；布满饰钉的。；专横自信或滥用权力；专横的
In use
My sister can be very bossy when we plan family trips.
The bossy manager insisted on doing everything his way.
Don't be so bossy; let others make decisions too.
a bossy way of ordering others around
be bossy (with sb)
She is always bossy with her younger brother.
她总是对她弟弟发号施令。
be bossy (about sth)
He is bossy about how the work should be done.
他对于工作应该如何完成很专横。
bossy + noun
Connections
Collocations
- bossy attitude
- 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。
- bossy older sister
- 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。
- bossy tone
- 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。
- get bossy
- 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。
- bossy manager
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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