It has probably happened to you: You are in a meeting, but your boss is totally distracted by their phone — drawn away by the latest ping of an email or text message, or scrolling a news feed. The phenomenon is called boss “phubbing,” which is when a supervisor snubs (冷落) an employee in favor of his mobile phone when they are meeting. And two researchers of marketing at Baylor University have found that this behavior undermines trust and engagement in the workplace.What is the phenomenon of boss phubbing?A supervisor being constantly distracted by a phone in a meeting.A boss being too interested in new mobile phones.Many people frequently check an email or text message.An employee always being distracted at work.

本题考查对文章中特定概念“boss phubbing”的理解。解题思路是先明确文章中对“boss phubbing”的定义，再将各选项内容与该定义进行逐一对比分析。

• 文章中明确指出 “The phenomenon is called boss ‘phubbing,’ which is when a supervisor snubs (冷落) an employee in favor of his mobile phone when they are meeting.”，即“boss phubbing”指的是主管在会议中为了玩手机而冷落员工的现象。
• 选项A：“A supervisor being constantly distracted by a phone in a meeting.” 意思是主管在会议中不断被手机分心，这与文章中主管在会议中因玩手机而冷落员工的定义相符。
• 选项B：“A boss being too interested in new mobile phones.” 说的是老板对新手机太感兴趣，重点在于对新手机的兴趣，而不是在会议中因玩手机冷落员工，不符合“boss phubbing”的定义。
• 选项C：“Many people frequently check an email or text message.” 指很多人频繁查看邮件或短信，没有明确指出是老板，也没有体现出在会议中冷落员工这一关键要素，不符合定义。
• 选项D：“An employee always being distracted at work.” 描述的是员工在工作时分心，与“boss phubbing”所指的老板在会议中因玩手机冷落员工的现象完全不同，不符合定义。