1. 名词[可数] 老板,雇主 My boss once hired a guy on my recommendation after I interviewed him. 我的雇主曾经在我面试那人之后根据我的建议雇佣了他。 The boss hired three more men for the new job. 老板又聘请了三个人来做这份新工作。
2. 名词[可数] 上司,工头,领班 Never ask your boss stupid questions. 绝不要向你的老板提出愚蠢的问题。
3. 名词[可数] 负责人 Be your own boss in your own home business. 自己的家务事自己做主。 He is his own boss now. 他现在是自己的老板。
4. 名词[可数] [政治学] 政治首领,党魁 Power is concentrated in the hands of a few party bosses. 权利集中在一小撮党魁手中。 Party bosses have a reputation for corruption. 党魁以贪污腐化堕落而臭名昭著。
5. 名词[可数] 圆形突出部分(如教堂天花板上的圆形突出装饰物)
6. 及物动词 装饰浮雕于,加浮雕花纹于 Metal bossed shields are cheap and rugged. 金属瓦楞遮蔽物既便宜,又坚固。