➡ See also the entry for leader1另見leader條第1義manager ♦︎ director ♦︎ employer ♦︎ boss ♦︎ supervisor ♦︎ governor ♦︎ superintendent ♦︎ foremanThese are all words for a person who is in charge of running a business or part of one.這些詞均表示公司的經理或部門經理。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to work for a manager / a director / an employer / a boss◆to work under a manager / supervisor / superintendent / foreman◆a good manager / director / employer / boss / supervisor / governor◆a company manager / director / boss◆to have a manager / a director / an employer / a boss / a supervisor / a governor / a foreman◆to act as manager / director / supervisor / governor◆to work as a manager / director / supervisor / foreman◆to assist the manager / director / supervisor / governor / superintendent◆to appoint a manager / director / supervisor / governor / superintendent◆to become / make sb a manager / director / supervisor / governor■manager [countable] a person who is in charge of running a business, store or similar organization; a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company(店鋪的)老板;(企業、公司部門或負責某項活動的)主任,經理◆a bank / hotel manager銀行/酒店經理◆Sales manager Chris Jones says, 'We're thrilled with the results'.銷售部經理克裏斯•瓊斯說:“結果太令我們興奮了。”◆There's a meeting of area managers next Tuesday.下星期二將召開地區經理會議。ⓘ In British English, a person's line manager is the person in the company who is one rank above them and has direct responsibility for managing their work. Line manager or just manager can be a more formal way of saying boss.在英式英語中,某人的line manager指公司裏職位上高一級、直接負責管理其工作的主管經理。line manager或manager可用作boss的較爲正式的說法◆I'll ask my manager if I can leave early.我要問一下老板我可不可以早退。 see also management ⇨ government2, managing director ⇨ leader1■director [countable] one of a group of senior managers who run a company; a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company, a college, etc.董事;總監;(公司部門的)主任,經理;(學院的)院長◆She's on the board of directors.她是董事會成員。◆He was musical director at the National Theatre from 1976 to 1997.他從1976年至1997年擔任國家劇院的音樂總監。 see also managing director ⇨ leader1, direct ⇨ run2, direction ⇨ government2NOTE辨析 Manager or director?Both manager and director can be used to talk about a person who is in charge of a particular activity or department in a company. * manager和director均可指公司部門的主任、經理◆a sales / marketing / finance / personnel / technical manager / director銷售部/市場部/財務部/人事部/技術部經理However, in a large company, a director is often in charge of several managers.不過,在大公司裏,director常分管幾個manager。■employer [countable] a person or company that pays people to work for them僱主;老板◆They're very good employers(= they treat the people that work for them well).他們是非常好的僱主。◆They're one of the largest employers in the area.他們是該地區最大的僱主之一。 see also employ ⇨ employ■boss [countable] (ratherinformal, especiallyspokenorjournalism新聞) a person who is in charge of other people at work and tells them what to do老板;主管;工頭;領班◆I'll ask my boss if I can have the day off.我要問一下老板我能不能請一天假。◆I like being my own boss(= working for myself and making my own decisions).我喜歡自己當老板,自己拿主意。◆Who's the boss(= who's in control) in this house?這個家裏誰說了算?ⓘ Boss is usually used with a possessive pronoun, that is his, her, my, your, etc. People often use the boss in a fairly informal way to talk about the person who is in charge of them at work. The boss can also be used in a humorous way to talk about a person who is, or seems to be, in control in a particular situation or relationship. * boss通常跟his、her、my、your等物主代詞連用。the boss是不太正式的用法,常用以指工作上的主管,亦可用作幽默語,指特定情形或關系裏實際上或表面上的掌控者。■supervisorˈsuːpəvaɪzə(r), ˈsjuːpəvaɪzə(r); NAmEˈsuːpərvaɪzər [countable] a person who is in charge of sb/sth and makes sure that everything is done correctly and safely監督人;指導者;主管人◆I have a meeting with my supervisor about my research topic.我要就我的研究課題同導師見一次面。◆All work is done under the guidance of a supervisor.所有工作都是在一名主管的指導下完成的。 see also supervise ⇨ regulate, supervision ⇨ government2■governor [countable] (especially BrE) a member of a group of people who are responsible for controlling an institution such as a school, college or hospital(學校、學院、醫院等機構的)董事,理事◆One way of getting things changed is to become a school governor.要使情況發生改變,一個辦法是成爲學校的董事。ⓘ In British English, a governor is also a single person who is in charge of a prison or bank.在英式英語中,governor亦可指監獄長或銀行總裁。 see also governor ⇨ leader1■superintendentˌsuːpərɪnˈtendənt, BrE also ˌsjuːpərɪnˈtendənt [countable] a person who has a lot of authority and manages and controls an activity, a place or a group of workers主管人;負責人;監督人◆In 1945 he became superintendent of schools in Dallas.他在1945年成爲達拉斯教育局長。ⓘ Typically, superintendents are people in charge of hospitals, railways and schools. * superintendent最常指醫院、鐵路公司和學校的負責人。 see also superintend ⇨ regulate■foremanˈfɔːmən; NAmEˈfɔːrmən [countable] a worker who is in charge of a group of other factory or building workers(工廠或建築工地的)領班,工頭◆He got a job as foreman of a building site.他得到了一份工作,在建築工地當工頭。ⓘ A foreman can be either a man or a woman; there is a feminine form, forewoman, but this is not very frequent. * foreman可以是男人,也可以是女人;陰性形式forewoman不太常用。