boss around

英 [bɒs əˈraʊnd]

美 [bɔːs əˈraʊnd]

对…颐指气使; 对…指手画脚

柯林斯词典

• → see:boss 3

英英释义

verb

• be bossy towards
  1. Her big brother always bullied her when she was young
  Synonym:strong-armbullybrowbeatbullyragballyraghectorpush around

双语例句

• "His fawning manner whenever the boss is around just makes me curl up. I tell you--it curls me up," said John.
  老板一来，他那副拍马屁的样子实在叫我恶心。告诉你，那副样子实在叫我恶心，约翰说。
• The employees would goof off whenever the boss wasn't around.
  只要老板不在，雇员便偷懒。
• I'll spray them with my trusty insect spray, so they'll know who's boss around this place!
  用我最信赖的杀虫剂杀它们！这样它们才会知道谁才是这里的真正主人！
• It really get me when she start boss people around.
  她颐指气使地对人，真叫我厌恶。
• They are the ones who will answer your questions when the boss is not around.
  当老板不在时，他们可回答你的问题。
• I had three other people I could boss around, ask them to fetch me coffee ( if I wanted too), or completely delegate all my tasks to them.
  我手下还有三个人可供差遣，我可以让他们帮我去冲咖啡（如果我想的话），或者把我的所有任务全部分配给他们完成。
• Putin has no ideological preference for state capitalism but the government knows that private companies are harder to boss around.
  普京对于国家资本主义并没有意识形态上的偏好，但政府明白私有企业更难支使。
• I heard that he loves to boss people around.
  我听说他很爱指使人。
• You mean, did I get to boss him around?
  你是说，要围着他奉承？
• He fawning manner whenever the boss is around just makes me curl up.
  每当老板在时，他那摇尾乞怜的样子真使我恶心。