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overseer
主管；管理者
a person who directs and manages an organization
- 1.
a person who directs and manages an organization
指导和管理组织的人
指导和管理组织的人；监督；工头；[经] 管理人；盘工
In use
The construction site overseer makes sure every worker follows safety rules.
As an overseer of the sales team, she reviews the monthly reports carefully.
The project overseer met with the engineers to discuss the new timeline.
overseer of [something]
He was appointed as the overseer of the project.
他被任命为该项目的监督人。
serve as an overseer
也可用作 act as an overseer。
She served as an overseer in the factory.
她在工厂担任管理员。
Common mistakes
He overseers the team.He oversees the team.
‘overseer’是名词，不能用作动词。正确的动词形式是‘oversee’。
He is overseer of the project.He is an overseer of the project.
可数名词‘overseer’前需要加冠词，这里应使用不定冠词‘an’。
Connections
Collocations
- serve as an overseer
- 担任主管
- She was asked to serve as an overseer for the new project.她被要求担任新项目的主管。
- appoint an overseer
- 任命主管
- The committee voted to appoint an overseer for the whole department.委员会投票决定为整个部门任命一名主管。
- site overseer
- 现场主管
- The site overseer must approve every delivery before it is accepted.每批货物在验收前都必须得到现场主管的批准。
- overseer of the project
- 项目主管
- The overseer of the project resigned after the budget cut.项目主管在预算削减后辞职了。
Pop culture & quotes
- Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. – Acts 20:28 (KJV)
Learner notes
Memory Tip
over在上 + seer看的人 → 从上方监督大家的人，就是主管、监工。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：组织管理、正式文件或报告 该词多用于正式的书面或职场语境，指负责指导和管理组织的人；在日常口语中不太常见，语气较为中性偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有“seer”读作 /ˈsiː.ɚ/ 时与 overseer 的词尾 /siɚ/ 押韵；beer、deer、peer、steer、sneer 这几个 -eer 结尾的词在美式英语中读 /ɪr/，与 overseer 发音不同，只是拼写相似。注意：“seer”也常读作单音节 /sɪr/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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