supervise
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/us/ˈsuː.pɚ.vaɪz/B2
towatchapersonoractivityto makecertainthat everything is donecorrectly,safely, etc.:
监督,管理,指导The UN is supervising thedistributionofaidbylocalagenciesin thedisasterarea.联合国正在监督灾区的地方机构发放救援物资。
Thechildrenplaywhile twoteacherssupervise(= makecertainthat theybehavecorrectlyand aresafe).孩子们在两位教师的监管下玩耍。
Synonyms
manage(CONTROL)
oversee
superintendformal
- TheUnitedNationsis to supervise thehandoverof theprisonersofwar.
- With 20kidsrunninground and only twoadultsto supervise, it wascompletemayhem.
- Foreignofficialsare supervising theelections.
- He wasemployedto supervise thecomputerizationofrecords.
- I supervise ateamof tencustomerrelationsstaff.
Controlling and being in charge
- aggrandize
- assume
- assumption
- authoritative
- authoritatively
- commanding
- dictate
- guiding principle
- harness
- have (got)someoneby the short and curliesidiom
- havesomeoneby the ballsidiom
- havesomeoneeating out ofyourhandidiom
- helm
- override
- plenipotentiary
- police
- policing
- possess
- power play
- skipper