| 词汇 | bossiness |
| 释义 | bossiness noun[ U ] uk /ˈbɒs.i.nəs/ us /ˈbɑː.si.nəs/ the quality of being bossy (= always telling people what to do): 专横;霸道 I'm fed up with Ruth's bossiness.我受够了露丝的专横。 What may be bossiness in the home could be strong leadership in the workplace.在家里的专横态度放在职场可能是很强的领导力。 See bossy His bossiness gets on people's nerves. He put her bossiness down to her being a teacher. If bossiness continues unabated, insist that the child leave the play area. Giving orders & commands all-points bulletin boss someone around bossily bossyboots call for someone commanding decree demand dictate expect harry instruct prescribe put something on self-ordained shove shove someone around stick stick out for something task Examples of bossinessbossiness Such voluntary measures will have the greatest impact on reducing smoking with the minimum of bossiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We look forward to reducing smoking in this country by persuasion rather than by bossiness, and by concentrating our attention on the young. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The bossiness and inability to leave reasonably well alone, and the carelessness about whether legislation is properly thought out or considered, remain regrettably unabated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes the bossiness has a rather nasty, harsh note to it, and that is disliked even more. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those without political ambition are more inclined to be sceptical and suspicious of ever-growing regulation and general bossiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The sheer bossiness of it all is quite extraordinary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am appalled by the sloppy thinking shown by the sort of mixture of fundamental reasoning and arrogant bossiness which does not recognise this danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Each agency considers its particular brand of bossiness paramount. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want to tip over into bossiness, which would simply antagonise people and not advance the position at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This provision is a protest against that kind of bossiness, rather than against the facts of life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet the more we restrict, the more we allow such bossiness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Behind them lies an instinctive bossiness and intolerance, as well as a lack of appreciation why so many people fail to make provision for their future. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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