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单词 administer
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administer

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/
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  1.  
    administer something to manage and organize the affairs of a company, an organization, a country, etc. synonym manage
    • to administer a charity/fund/school
    • the high cost of administering medical services
    • The pension funds are administered by commercial banks.
    Extra Examples
    • The charity is administered by a 20-strong management committee.
    • The country has to face up to the high cost of administering medical services.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • effectively
    • efficiently
    • centrally
    verb + administer
    • be difficult to
    • be easy to
    • be simple to
    See full entry
  2.  
    administer something to make sure that something is done fairly and in the correct way
    • to administer justice/the law
    • The questionnaire was administered by trained interviewers.
    Extra Examples
    • It is the function of the courts to administer the laws which Parliament has enacted.
    • Bishops came before the Pope and justice was administered by him in person.
    • The team is responsible for administering the tests and marking the papers.
  3.  
    administer something (to somebody) (formal) to give or to provide something, especially in a formal way
    • The teacher has the authority to administer punishment.
    • A taxi driver administered first aid to the victims.
    • The priest was called to administer the last rites.
  4.  
    (formal) to give drugs, medicine, etc. to somebody
    • administer something Police believe his wife could not have administered the poison.
    • administer something to somebody The dose was administered to the child intravenously.
    Wordfinder
    • administer
    • capsule
    • dispense
    • dose
    • ill
    • inhaler
    • medicine
    • medication
    • pharmacy
    • placebo
    Topics Social issuesc1
  5. administer a kick, a punch, etc. (to somebody/something) (formal) to kick or to hit somebody/something
    • He administered a severe blow to his opponent's head.
  6. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin administrare, from ad- ‘to’ + ministrare ‘wait upon’, from minister ‘servant’, from minus ‘less’.
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