micromanage
/ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmaɪkrəʊmænɪdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌmī-krō-ˈma-nij/ (ame, mw)
micromanage — 動詞
- micromanagepresent simple I / you / we / they
- micromanageshe / she / it
- micromanagedpast simple
- micromanaging-ing form
1. to direct the work of other people by checking and controlling even the smallest
事必躬親
過度介入他人工作的每一個小細節
to direct the work of other people by checking and controlling even the smallest steps yourself, usually in a way that annoys them or stops them from doing the job well.
Nia complained that her new boss tried to micromanage every email she sent to clients.
Nia 抱怨她的新主管對她寄給客戶的每一封電子郵件都事必躬親。
micromanage + [unit of work] for excessive supervision
Good team leaders trust their staff and do not micromanage daily decisions.
優秀的團隊主管會信任部屬，不會對日常決策事必躬親。
common negative collocation: do not micromanage
Rodrigo kept phoning the shop from home to micromanage the staff.
Rodrigo 從家裡不停打電話到店裡，對員工事必躬親。
The new manager promised the engineers she would not micromanage their coding work.
新來的經理向工程師們承諾，她不會對他們的程式工作事必躬親。
Parents who micromanage their children's homework often raise teenagers who cannot make decisions alone.
對孩子的作業事必躬親的父母，常常養出無法自己做決定的青少年。
- overmanage
Close synonym; slightly more neutral and less common in everyday speech.
- hover over
Phrasal verb, more informal; focuses on physical or watchful presence rather than directing tasks.
- nitpick
Focuses on criticising small flaws after the fact, while micromanage covers controlling the work as it happens.
文法句型
micromanage + [person/team]
micromanage + [project/process]
用法筆記
Strongly negative in tone — speakers use it to criticise a boss, parent, or coach who controls too much. The subject is almost always a person in authority, and the object is usually the work, decisions, or daily lives of those under them.