supervise
/ˈsjuːpəvaɪz/verb
with obj.
1- observe and direct the execution of (a task, project, or activity)监督(任务, 计划, 活动):
the sergeant left to supervise the loading of the lorries.
军士走开了去监督卡车装货。
1.1
- observe and direct the work of (someone)指导(某人)的工作:
nurses were supervised by a consultant psychiatrist.
护士们由一位精神病顾问医师指导。
1.2
- keep watch over (someone) in the interest of their or others' security监视(人):
the prisoners were supervised by two officers.
囚犯们由两名警官监视。
派生词
supervision
nounsupervisory
adjective词源
late 15th cent. (in the sense 'survey, peruse'): from medieval Latin supervis- 'surveyed, supervised', from supervidere, from super-'over' + videre 'to see'.