overboss

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A boss of underbosses in a criminal organization.
    — But Buscetta neglected to inform his overboss about his extracurricular activity in crime.
动词 v.
  1. To micromanage.
    — Those who refuse to take responsibility argue that what ails people is that they are, or have been, overbossed, and not left enough on their own to develop their natural good nature.

词形变化

overbosses plural overbosses present,singular,third-person overbossing participle,present overbossed participle,past overbossed past

词源

词源 1
From over- + boss.
词源 2
From over- + boss.
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