英语单词

bossy是什么意思

bossy

英 ['bɒsɪ] 美 ['bɔsi]
  • adj. 专横的;浮雕装饰的;爱指挥他人的
  • n. 母牛;牛犊
  • n. (Bossy)人名;(法、罗)博西

英文词源


bossy (adj.)
1540s, "swelling, projecting and rounded, decorated with bosses" from boss (n.2). Meaning "domineering, fond of ordering people about" is recorded 1882, from boss (n.1) + -y (2). As a common cow name it represents Latin bos "cow" (see cow (n.)).

双语例句


1. He wants to be seen as less bossy and high-handed.
他不想让自己显得太专横霸道。

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2. When we're out he gets really bossy and starts ordering me around.
当我们在外面的时候,他变得很爱发号施令,开始不停地让我干这干那。

来自柯林斯例句

3. She remembers being a rather bossy little girl.
她记得自己曾是一个颇为专横的小姑娘。

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4. She turned me off with her bossy manner.
她态度专橫很讨我嫌.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. We resented her bossy manner.
我们不喜欢她专橫的态度.

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