bigfoot

/ˈbɪɡfʊt/

Meanings

verb

支配，控制.

(sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.

Examples :

"The new manager tends to bigfoot projects, micromanaging every detail and not trusting her team. "

这位新经理总是喜欢支配项目，事无巨细都要管，一点也不信任她的团队。

government action

verb

摆架子, 耍大牌。

(sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.

Examples :

"The teacher bigfooted the students, demanding they finish their work immediately. "

老师对学生们摆架子，命令他们立刻完成作业。

attitude character

Related Words

bigfooted verb

/ˈbɪɡˌfʊtɪd/ /ˈbɪɡˌfʊtəd/

控制, 支配

"The new manager bigfooted the team's previous projects, immediately changing all the deadlines and priorities. "

新经理对团队之前的项目采取了高压控制手段，立即更改了所有的截止日期和优先级。

immediately adverb

/əˈmiːdi.ətli/

立刻，马上，立即。

"I hope we can begin immediately."

我希望我们能马上开始。

demanding verb

/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /dəˈmændɪŋ/

要求，勒索

"I demand to see the manager."

我强烈要求见经理。

commanding verb

/kəˈmɑːndɪŋ/ /kəˈmændɪŋ/

命令，指挥

"The king commanded his servant to bring him dinner."

国王命令他的仆人给他端来晚餐。

sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

以前的，之前的。

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

我以前的邻居，一位退休教师，偶尔还会去学校看看。

forcefully adverb

/ˈfɔːrsfəli/ /ˈfɔːrsfʊli/

强有力地，猛烈地.

"The wind blew the door shut forcefully, making everyone jump. "

风猛烈地把门吹关上了，吓了大家一跳。

micromanaging verb

/ˌmaɪkroʊˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/ /ˌmaɪkrəˈmænɪdʒɪŋ/

事无巨细地管理，过度管理

"The employees complained that their boss was micromanaging when she insisted that they account for their time in fifteen-minute intervals."

员工们抱怨说，他们的老板事无巨细地管理他们，甚至要求他们以十五分钟为单位记录时间，这简直是过度管理了。

capitalized verb

/ˈkæpɪtəˌlaɪzd/ /ˈkæpɪtlˌaɪzd/

大写，用大写字母书写。

"In German, all nouns are capitalized."

在德语中，所有的名词都要用大写字母开头。

projects noun

/ˈprɒdʒɛkts/ /prəˈdʒɛkts/

项目，工程。

"The school's fundraising projects aim to build a new library. "

学校的筹款项目旨在建造一座新图书馆。

authority noun

/ɔːˈθɒɹəti/ /əˈθɑɹəti/

权力，职权

"I have the authority to penalise the staff in my department, but not the authority to sack them."

我有权处罚我部门的员工，但没有权力解雇他们。

authoritative adjective

/ɔːˈθɒɹɪtətɪv/ /ɔˈθɑɹɪtətɪv/

权威性的，官方的

"The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron."

这所学校具有权威性的规章制度并非来自校长，而是来自那位年长的女舍监。

exercise noun

/ˈɛk.sə.saɪz/ /ˈɛk.sɚ.saɪz/

练习，训练

"The teacher told us that the next exercise is to write an essay."

老师告诉我们，下一个练习是写一篇作文。