boss

作名词：老板；工头；领班 

a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do

I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.

我要问一下老板我能不能请一天假。

I like being my own boss (= working for myself and making my own decisions) .

我喜欢自己做老板，自己拿主意。

Who's the boss (= who's in control) in this house?

这个家里谁说了算？

(informal) 总经理；领导

a person who is in charge of a large organization

the new boss at IBM

国际商用机器公司的新领导

Hospital bosses protested at the decision.

医院领导们抗议这一决定。