ad·min·is·ter
verb OPAL W
/ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)/
/ədˈmɪnɪstər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they administer | /ədˈmɪnɪstə(r)/ /ədˈmɪnɪstər/ |
| he / she / it administers | /ədˈmɪnɪstəz/ /ədˈmɪnɪstərz/ |
| past simple administered | /ədˈmɪnɪstəd/ /ədˈmɪnɪstərd/ |
| past participle administered | /ədˈmɪnɪstəd/ /ədˈmɪnɪstərd/ |
| -ing form administering | /ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ/ /ədˈmɪnɪstərɪŋ/ |
- administer something to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc.
管理（公司、组织、机构等）；治理（国家） - to administer a charity/fund/school
管理一家慈善机构／一项基金／一所学校 - the high cost of administering medical services
医疗服务管理成本高昂 - The pension funds are administered by commercial banks.
养老基金由商业银行管理。
Extra Examples- The charity is administered by a 20-strong management committee.
该慈善机构由 20 人组成的管理委员会负责管理。 - The country has to face up to the high cost of administering medical services.
国家必须正视医疗服务机构高昂的管理费用。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- effectively
- efficiently
- centrally
- …
- be difficult to
- be easy to
- be simple to
- …
- to administer a charity/fund/school
- administer something to make sure that something is done fairly and in the correct way
施行；执行 - to administer justice/the law
司法；执法 - The questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers.
问卷调查是由经过训练的采访人员负责执行的。
Extra Examples- It is the function of the courts to administer the laws which Parliament has enacted.
法院的职能是执行议会制定的法律。 - Bishops came before the Pope and justice was administered by him in person.
主教来到教皇面前，由他亲自主持司法。 - The team is responsible for administering the tests and marking the papers.
这个小组负责组织测验和评阅试卷。
- to administer justice/the law
- administer something (to somebody) (formal) to give or to provide something, especially in a formal way
给予；提供 - The teacher has the authority to administer punishment.
老师有权处罚。 - A taxi driver administered first aid to the victims.
一个出租车司机对受害人进行了急救。 - The priest was called to administer the last rites.
请来牧师做临终祈祷。
- The teacher has the authority to administer punishment.
- (formal) to give drugs, medicine, etc. to somebody
给予，施用（药物等） - administer something Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison.
警方认为他的妻子是不可能下毒的。 - administer something to somebody The dose was administered to the child intravenously.
已给那孩子静脉注射了一剂药物。
WordfinderTopics Healthcarec1- administer
- capsule
- dispense
- dose
- ill
- inhaler
- medicine
- medication
- pharmacy
- placebo
- administer something Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison.
- administer a kick, a punch, etc. (to somebody/something) (formal) to kick or to hit somebody/something
踢；打 - He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head.
他朝着对手的头部狠狠打了一拳。
- He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.