单词 | supervisor |
释义 | supervisorsu‧per‧vi‧sor /ˈsuːpəvaɪzə $ -pərvaɪzər/ ●○○ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Thesaurus
THESAURUS► boss Collocations the person who is in charge of you at work. Boss sounds rather informal. The usual word to use in more formal English is manager: · Does your boss know you're looking for another job? ► manager the person in charge of a business such as a shop, a bank, or a hotel, or of a part of a business: · I'd like to speak to the hotel manager.· the sales manager· the manager of an Italian restaurant ► head the person who is in charge of an organization or a department within that organization: · the head of the CIA· My wife's head of the French department at the university.· He was the former head of the American Cancer Society. ► chief the most important person or one of the most important people in an organization such as the police, the fire department, or the army: · the chief of police· police/army/fire chiefs· Health chiefs have secured cash to build two new hospitals. ► president especially American English the person who is in charge of a large company or a department within a company: · the president of CBS news· Angry shareholders called for the resignation of the company president. ► managing director British English the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company or organization: · He's the managing director of a small printing firm. ► chief executive (also chief executive officer, CEO) the person who is in charge of the daily management of a company: · the CEO of General Motors· Universal Studios is looking for a new chief executive. ► supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: · He was employed as a warehouse supervisor. ► line manager the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company: · If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager. ► report to somebody if you report to someone in a company, that person is directly in charge of you: · Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing. Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is in charge at work► supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, and makes sure they do their jobs properly: · You must receive approval from a supervisor before visiting a high-risk area.· Haworth, formerly a supervisor of 120 people at a printing company, left to start his own business. ► head the person who is in charge of a company, department, or particular activity: head of: · According to Rice, the head of the planning committee, the project is 25% completed.be head of something: · Hwang is head of the local Communist Party, and is also a farmer. ► foreman someone who is in charge of a group of factory workers or builders and is responsible for seeing that orders from managers are carried out: · Time taken in unloading should be recorded by the foreman and paid at the agreed rate. ► boss the person who is in charge of you at work: · As a secretary, my job includes taking my boss's phone calls.· She accuses her former boss of sexually harassing her.immediate boss (=the person who is directly in charge of you): · The managing director is a man but my immediate boss is a woman.be your own boss (=to run your own business and organize your own work): · I don't make as much money as I used to, but I prefer being my own boss. ► manager someone whose job is to run part or all of a company or other organization and who is in charge of you at work: · He was a manager for Safeway Stores before leaving to start his own business.· If the sales clerk cannot help you, ask to see the manager.· McBride was a general manager in charge of research and development.line manager (=the person who is directly in charge of your work): · Notify your line manager if you are ill. ► superior formal someone who is in a higher position than you at work: · The report he submitted to his superiors accurately reflected the poor morale of the workers.immediate superior (=the person in the position directly above you): · Your most important working relationship is with your immediate superior. a manager► manager someone whose job is to be in charge of a group of people, a project, a department, or a bank, shop, hotel etc: · I'd like to speak to the manager.manager of: · the advertising manager of a mail-order companybank/hotel/restaurant etc manager: · All new loans must be approved by the bank manager.marketing/sales/accounts etc manager: · She's one of our regional sales managers. ► boss informal the person who is in charge of you at work: · Does your boss know you're looking for another job?· There's a new guy at work who's always trying to impress the boss.· The front page of the paper announced "Company bosses get record pay increases". ► executive a manager, especially an important one: · We were visited by a young, dynamic executive from a small computer company.executive for: · Clifford, a former congressman, is now an executive for a large charity.executive stress (=an illness suffered by managers who are under a lot of pressure in their jobs): · a psychiatrist who specializes in executive stress ► foreman someone who is in charge of a group of factory workers or builders, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: · Anton hated the foreman, who was never satisfied with anyone's work.foreman of: · He spoke as though he were a rich landowner instead of just the foreman of a modest building firm. ► supervisor someone who is in charge of a group of workers, such as cleaners or secretaries, in an office, factory, airport etc, whose job is to make sure that the workers do what the manager wants: · We still need to replace the office supervisor.supervisor of: · She has worked her way up the company and is now supervisor of 50 staff members. ► line manager the manager who is directly in charge of you in a company, rather than a more senior manager: · If you want to take a holiday, first ask your line manager. ► report to if you report to someone in a company, they are your line manager: · Jan is based in Birmingham and reports to the Head of Marketing. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► educational 1someone who supervises a person or activity2American English someone who is a member of the city, county etc government in some parts of the US—supervisory /ˈsuːpəvaɪzəri $ ˌsuːpərˈvaɪzəri/ adjective: I had a supervisory role.· The concept of a nominated personal educational supervisor for each preregistration house officer is an innovation in the recommendations.· Suitable educational supervisors could be recruited from among consultants and senior registrars.· Appointing educational supervisors and introducing a structured educational programme were approved theoretically. NOUN► area· Each district is policed by a field officer responsible to an area supervisor.· His area supervisor will also be acquainted with it, but will possess a detailed knowledge only of its conspicuous problems.· Dennis Blake, the area supervisor, wants to bring the zinc content much lower. ► county· They wish to convert Pima County supervisors into potted plants like the Tucson mayor and council.· The concept of county supervisor as onlooker is presented throughout the proposed charter.· Kolender and Ruff also berate Roache for selling confiscated guns to auctioneers for resale, against the wishes of county supervisors.· Under the present draft, the number of county supervisors will remain at five, and term limits will not be included.· But Avant, who holds down a second job as county supervisor, does not claim all the credit.· What happens now: County supervisors vote on the deal Aug. 12.· In November, county supervisors decided to take back control of trash operations and pulled the plug on the authority. ► line· Others are former production line supervisors who have been promoted.· But widespread inclusion of line supervisors is the best insurance against a poorly managed crisis.· We strongly suggest that managers and line supervisors be given the advantage of the small group approach. VERB► appoint· Mine captains were appointed together with surface supervisors.· He has appointed four other supervisors. ► nurse· The charge nurse and the nursing supervisor are the ones to talk to if there is any problem with personal care.· A nursing supervisor Monday morning said they were in stable condition.· For personal care the chain of complaint is: physician, charge nurse, nursing supervisor, hospital administrator, hospital director.· A hospital spokeswoman, Aggie Hayner, refused to confirm the births, as did a nursing supervisor.· A nursing supervisor said McGhee is expected to survive. ► provide· A better method is to provide a special supervisor call instruction which causes a distinguishable interrupt into the supervisor to be generated.· The terms varied but, in general, investors were to provide raw materials, supervisors and trainers and market outlets.· April 1986 Hanes and Sparta management decide to provide Sparta supervisors with customized training with several unique components: 1. ► work· In April of 1974, Tarrytown management hired a consultant to work with supervisors and workers in joint problem solving programs.· Apart from offering a few Head Girls work as non-dancing supervisors in difficult situations abroad, there never was any long-term guidance.· The excused forewoman is a 55-year-old widow who works as a supervisor for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. |
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