supervise

verb
🔊/ˈsuːpəvaɪz/
🔊/ˈsuːpərvaɪz/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they supervise
🔊/ˈsuːpəvaɪz/
🔊/ˈsuːpərvaɪz/
he / she / it supervises
🔊/ˈsuːpəvaɪzɪz/
🔊/ˈsuːpərvaɪzɪz/
past simple supervised
🔊/ˈsuːpəvaɪzd/
🔊/ˈsuːpərvaɪzd/
past participle supervised
🔊/ˈsuːpəvaɪzd/
🔊/ˈsuːpərvaɪzd/
-ing form supervising
🔊/ˈsuːpəvaɪzɪŋ/
🔊/ˈsuːpərvaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. to be in charge of somebody/something and make sure that everything is done correctly, safely, etc.监督;管理;指导;主管
    • supervise (somebody/something) to supervise building work监理建筑工程
    • Who is supervising?谁在监督?
    • supervise somebody doing something She supervised the children playing near the pool.她照料着在水池附近玩的几个孩子。🔊🔊
    see also unsupervised
    Extra Examples
    • He was directly responsible for supervising the loading of the containers.他直接负责监督集装箱的装货。
    • I will supervise the work personally.我将亲自监督这项工作。
    • The pool is fully supervised by trained staff.这个游泳池由训练有素的职员全面管理。
    • a proposal for an internationally supervised ceasefire在国际社会监督下停战的提议
    • During the training period, new employees are closely supervised.在培训期间,对新员工进行了严格的监督。
    • The commission is charged with supervising elections.该委员会负责监督选举。
    Topics Jobsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • carefully
    • closely
    • directly
    verb + supervise
    • appoint somebody to
    phrases
    • be responsible for supervising something
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    Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘survey, peruse’): from medieval Latin supervis- ‘surveyed, supervised’, from supervidere, from super- ‘over’ + videre ‘to see’.