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单词 superintend
释义
superintendsu‧per‧in‧tend /ˌsuːpərɪnˈtend/ verb [transitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsuperintend
Origin:
1600-1700 Late Latin superintendere, from Latin intendere ‘to give attention to’
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
superintend
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysuperintend
he, she, itsuperintends
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysuperintended
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave superintended
he, she, ithas superintended
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad superintended
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill superintend
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have superintended
Continuous Form
PresentIam superintending
he, she, itis superintending
you, we, theyare superintending
PastI, he, she, itwas superintending
you, we, theywere superintending
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been superintending
he, she, ithas been superintending
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been superintending
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be superintending
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been superintending
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A maître chef was supposed to superintend, not do everything himself.
  • Auguste went to superintend the tables in the supper room while Boris floundered around below.
  • He was expected to superintend a grand banquet looking like this.
  • Mrs Gordon superintended the preparation of this favorite Christmas beverage, and at last the delicious potion was ready.
  • Once again, he left the pupils to superintend the luncheon and departed into the small parlour to hear their story.
  • The Grand Duke and his Duchess were in the ballroom, superintending the installation of the decorations.
  • Who could superintend the gun factory Whitney wanted built there?
formal to be in charge of something, and control how it is done SYN  supervisesuperintendence noun [uncountable]
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