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overseer of [something]
He was appointed as the overseer of the project.
他被任命为该项目的监督人。
主管；管理者
overseers — plural of overseer
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
主管；管理者
a person who directs and manages an organization
He was appointed as the overseer of the project.
他被任命为该项目的监督人。
指导和管理组织的人
a person who directs and manages an organization
The construction site overseer makes sure every worker follows safety rules.
建筑工地的主管确保每个工人都遵守安全规则。
As an overseer of the sales team, she reviews the monthly reports carefully.
作为销售团队的主管，她仔细审阅月度报告。
The project overseer met with the engineers to discuss the new timeline.
项目主管与工程师们会面，讨论新的时间表。
He was appointed as the overseer of the project.
他被任命为该项目的监督人。
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。
Not this
He overseers the team.
Use this
He oversees the team.
‘overseer’是名词，不能用作动词。正确的动词形式是‘oversee’。
Not this
He is overseer of the project.
Use this
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’。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
圣灵立你们作全群的监督，你们就当为自己谨慎，也为全群谨慎，牧养神的教会，就是他用自己血所买来的。
In the antebellum South, an overseer managed enslaved people on a plantation, a term many Americans know from historical and cultural references.
在美国南北战争前的南方，监工负责管理种植园里的黑奴，这个说法许多美国人通过历史和影视作品都有所了解。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use overseers naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
over在上 + seer看的人 → 从上方监督大家的人，就是主管、监工。
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。
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/。
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