[] a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do老板；上司◆I'll have to ask my boss about that.这件事我要请示老板。◆Her immediate boss (= the person who tells her what to do) is the marketing manager.她的顶头上司是营销经理。◆I like being my own boss(= working for myself and making my own decisions).我希望自己做老板（为自己工作，自己拿主意）。 () (often used in newspapers) the person in charge of a company（常用于报章）公司总经理，公司领导◆He's the new boss at J Sainsbury.他是桑斯博里的新领导。➡honcho Words for bosses <chn/>Top Management 高层管理者directors董事executives高管senior managers高级经理Middle Management 中层管理人员junior/middle managers初级／中级经理line managers直线经理team leaders团队领导supervisors主管Note: The word direct report is used to describe a person that you are directly responsible for, at any level of an organization. * direct report 指“直接下属”：Line managers should set targets with their direct reports. 直线经理应该与其直接下属确定目标。 The phrase immediate boss/supervisor can be used to describe the person that you are responsible to. 短语 immediate boss/supervisor 指“顶头上司”。➡ See note at responsibility参见 responsibility。