单词 | superintend |
释义 | superintendWord family nounsuperintendencysuperintendentsuperintendentshipverbsuperintendadjectivesuperintending su·per·in·tend /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ verb [transitiveT] formalIN CHARGE OF to be in charge of something, and control how it is done 主管;监督;控制 SYN supervise —superintendence noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus superintend• He was expected to superintend a grand banquet looking like this.• A maître chef was supposed to superintend, not do everything himself.• Who could superintend the gun factory Whitney wanted built there?• The Grand Duke and his Duchess were in the ballroom, superintending the installation of the decorations.• Once again, he left the pupils to superintend the luncheon and departed into the small parlour to hear their story.• Mrs Gordon superintended the preparation of this favorite Christmas beverage, and at last the delicious potion was ready.• Auguste went to superintend the tables in the supper room while Boris floundered around below. From Longman Business Dictionary superintendsu·per·in·tend /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal to be in charge of something, especially someone’s work, and to control how it is done He went to Bombay to superintend a large land reclamation scheme. (1600-1700) Late Latin superintendere, from Latin intendere “to give attention to” |
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