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 （常用於报章）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。