单词 | administer |
释义 | ad·min·is·ter transitive verb 1. a. (1) < a government that is badly administered can never be expected to last long — C.J.Friedrich > (2) < administered the regulations governing interstate travel — W.M.Emery > < in many Japanese homes the funds are administered by the wife — D.C.Buchanan > < vocational interest tests are administered to all students > b. 2. a. < administer relief > < she was able to administer a more piquant flattery — Ellen Glasgow > < administer justice > < disclaiming any intention to administer any official rebuke — W.A.Slade > < administered a public thrashing to the landlord who had mistreated his brother — C.V.Woodward > b. < administer the last rites of the church > c. < the amount of the antitoxin administered is determined by the doctor — Morris Fishbein > 3. < the following questions were first administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury — Whitaker's Almanack > — often used with to < the formal oath of office was administered to him — Current Biography > intransitive verb 1. < A administers upon the estate of B > 2. < administering to the last wants of his friend > 3. < the government administers when it appoints an officer — F.J.Goodnow > |
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