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preside over sth
She presided over the meeting.
她主持了会议。
主持；担任主席
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主持；担任主席
act as president
She presided over the meeting.
她主持了会议。
担任主席或主持人
To act as president or chairperson.
行使权力或控制
To exercise authority or control.
作为特邀独奏表演者
To be a featured solo performer.
preside
Base
原形
presides
3rd person
第三人称单数
presiding
-ing
现在分词
presided
Past
过去式
presided
Past participle
过去分词
We usually preside over meetings.
我们通常主持会议。
She presided at the ceremony yesterday.
她昨天主持了仪式。
He is presiding over the conference.
他正在主持会议。
注意搭配介词 over 或 at
The judge will preside over the trial tomorrow.
法官明天将主持审判。
She presided at the annual board meeting with great confidence.
她以极大的信心主持了年度董事会会议。
Who will preside over the graduation ceremony this year?
今年谁将主持毕业典礼？
She presided over the meeting.
她主持了会议。
He presided at the ceremony.
他主持了典礼。
Not this
He presided the meeting.
Use this
He presided over the meeting.
“preside”为不及物动词，其后必须加介词“over”才能接宾语，不能直接跟名词。
Not this
She presided in the conference.
Use this
She presided over the conference.
“preside”后常接介词“over”表示“主持（会议等）”，而“in”用于表示地点，此处不恰当。
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主持会议
The chairman will preside over the meeting.
主席将主持会议。
主持审判
Judge Smith presided over the trial.
史密斯法官主持了审判。
主持仪式
The dean presided over the graduation ceremony.
院长主持了毕业典礼。
主持大会
She presided at the international conference.
她主持了那次国际会议。
担任主席主持
He presided as chairman of the committee.
他担任委员会主席。
主持；掌管
The judge presides over the courtroom with authority.
法官以权威主持法庭。
主持（会议、仪式等）
She will preside at the annual meeting tomorrow.
她将在明天的年会上主持。
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将preside拆为pre（前）和side（边），想象主持人坐在前面主持会议。
正式用语，常用于会议、法庭或典礼等正式场合，表主持或担任主席。
常与介词over或at连用，表示主持或负责某事。
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