| 单词 | boss |
| 释义 | Word Frequency boss 1(bɒs) informal noun 1. a person in charge of or employing others 2. mainly US a professional politician who controls a party machine or political organization, often using devious or illegal methods verb 3. to employ, supervise, or be in charge of 4. (usually foll by around or about) to be domineering or overbearing towards (others) adjective 5. slang excellent; fine a boss hand at carpentry that's boss! Word origin C19: from Dutch baas master; probably related to Old High German basa aunt, Frisian baes masterWord Frequency boss 2(bɒs) noun 1. a knob, stud, or other circular rounded protuberance, esp an ornamental one on a vault, a ceiling, or a shield 2. biology any of various protuberances or swellings in plants and animals 3. a. an area of increased thickness, usually cylindrical, that strengthens or provides room for a locating device on a shaft, hub of a wheel, etc b. a similar projection around a hole in a casting or fabricated component 4. an exposed rounded mass of igneous or metamorphic rock, esp the uppermost part of an underlying batholith verb (transitive) 5. to ornament with bosses; emboss Word origin C13: from Old French boce, from Vulgar Latin bottia (unattested); related to Italian bozza metal knob, swellingWord Frequency boss 3(bɒs) or bossy nounWord forms: plural bosses or bossies a calf or cow Word origin C19: from dialect buss calf, perhaps ultimately from Latin bōs cow, oxWord Frequency BOSS(bɒs) noun acronym for (formerly) Bureau of State Security; a branch of the South African security police |
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