supervise

Definitions

super- (over, above) + vise (see) = 'to look over from above.' A supervisor watches from a position above the work. The 'above' is now about authority, not height, which is why supervise carries the sense of overseeing with responsibility, not merely watching.

Common Collocations

• 1.supervise staff监督员工
• 2.supervise a project监管项目
• 3.closely supervise密切监督
• 4.supervise operations监管运营

Example Sentences

• 1.

  A nurse supervised the children during the trip.

• 2.

  She supervises a team of ten engineers.

• 3.

  The experiment must be closely supervised.