| 单词 | supervise |
| 释义 | supervise (once / 440 pages) v If your mother asks you to supervise your little brother and his friends, it means she'd like you to keep an eye on them. The verb supervise has origins in the Latin word supervidere, from super-, meaning “over” and videre, meaning “to see.” When you supervise something, it means you oversee the project, managing the people working on it, perhaps by figuring out what needs to be done, assigning the work, and making sure it gets done properly. You serve as the boss when you supervise; other people are the workers. WORD FAMILYsupervise: supervised, supervises, supervising, supervision, supervisor, supervisory+/supervised: unsupervised/supervision: supervisions/supervisor: supervisors USAGE EXAMPLESChristian Weiss, who supervises the coin and bank-note collection at the Swiss National Museum, said the Swiss favor cash even when traveling abroad. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Opponents of I-122 said the voucher program would be complicated to supervise. Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) Providence, who was on supervised release stemming from a gun charge from 2013, was charged with tampering with a detection device. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1v watch and direct Syn|Hypo|Hyper manage, oversee, superintend build order, supervise, or finance the construction of administer, administrate work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of 2v keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance Syn|Hypo|Hyper monitor sleuth, snoop, spy, stag watch, observe, or inquire secretly observe watch attentively |
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