the honcho
Who's the honcho around here?
谁是这里的头儿?
老板;头儿
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老板;头儿
a person who exercises control over workers; boss or leader
Who's the honcho around here?
谁是这里的头儿?
非正式用语
对工人进行控制的人
a person who exercises control over workers
The project honcho asked us to work overtime.
项目负责人要求我们加班。
Who's the honcho around here?
这儿谁说了算?
Our department honcho is very strict about deadlines.
我们部门的头儿对截止日期要求非常严格。
Who's the honcho around here?
谁是这里的头儿?
固定短语,强调最高领导者。
She's the head honcho of the department.
她是部门的大佬。
强调重要性或影响力。
We need to talk to the big honcho.
我们需要和大老板谈谈。
Not this
She honchos the department.
Use this
She is the honcho of the department.
‘Honcho’是名词,表示‘老板’,不能直接用作动词;应使用‘be the honcho of’结构。
Not this
He is honcho here.
Use this
He is the honcho here.
可数名词‘honcho’前需要冠词,中文习惯省略冠词导致错误,应加‘the’。
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负责人;一把手
She's the head honcho of this project.
她是这个项目的负责人。
大人物;大老板
A big honcho from the head office is visiting our branch today.
总公司的一位大人物今天要来我们分公司视察。
部门主管;部门负责人
Our department honcho approved the new schedule.
我们部门负责人批准了新日程。
(电影)制片厂主管
Studio honchos are always looking for the next blockbuster.
制片厂主管们总是在寻找下一部大片。
头儿;当家人
Who's the head honcho in this office?
这间办公室谁说了算?
大人物;重要人物
She's a big honcho at the bank now.
她现在在银行里是个大人物。
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head honcho是头头,head和honcho都是头,所以honcho=头儿。
语域:informal 常见场景:职场闲聊、日常口语 honcho 是非正式用语,通常指负责人或老板,多用于日常对话或职场闲聊,正式写作中较少使用。
非正式用语
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