单词 | officiate |
释义 | officiate (əfɪʃieɪt ) Word forms: officiates , officiating , officiated 1. verb When someone officiates at a ceremony or formal occasion, they are in charge and perform the official part of it. Bishop Silvester officiated at the funeral. [VERB + at] A memorial service was held yesterday at Wadhurst Parish Church. The Rev Michael Inch officiated. [VERB] Synonyms: preside, perform, conduct, celebrate 2. verb When someone officiates at a sports match or competition, they are in charge and make sure the players do not break the rules. Mr Ellis was selected to officiate at a cup game between Grimsby and Rotherham. [VERB + at] Frik Burger will officiate when the Pumas play Scotland. [VERB] Collocations: officiate a wedding It turned out he had recently gotten engaged and wanted to ask me to officiate his wedding. Christianity Today They paid our pastor to officiate the wedding, but the payment wasn't enough to cover his travel expenses. Christianity Today Well, he unofficially officiated her wedding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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