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superintend

🇬🇧 UK/.sju:pәrin'tend/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREB1

Definitions

v.

To oversee and direct the work or activities of others; to supervise.

监督;管理;指挥

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
superabove, beyond
+
innot, opposite of
+
tendstretch, extend
=superintend

Common Collocations

  • 1.superintend operations监督运营
  • 2.superintend construction监督施工
  • 3.[superintend a project]监管项目
  • 4.appointed to superintend被任命监督

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She was appointed to superintend the construction of the new hospital wing.

  • 2.

    A senior official was brought in to superintend the merger of the two departments.

  • 3.

    It is the manager's responsibility to superintend daily operations and ensure quality standards are met.

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