Word · Frequency #6406
preside
主持；担任主席
act as president
- 1.
To act as president or chairperson.
担任主席或主持人
- 2.
To exercise authority or control.
行使权力或控制
- 3.
To be a featured solo performer.
作为特邀独奏表演者
担任主席或主持人；行使权力或控制；作为特邀独奏表演者；统辖；当主人
In use
The judge will preside over the trial tomorrow.
She presided at the annual board meeting with great confidence.
Who will preside over the graduation ceremony this year?
preside over sth
She presided over the meeting.
她主持了会议。
preside at sth
He presided at the ceremony.
他主持了典礼。
Verb forms
base preside · third person presides · -ing presiding · past presided · past participle presided
注意搭配介词 over 或 at
Common mistakes
He presided the meeting.
Connections
Collocations
- preside over a meeting
- 主持会议
- The chairman will preside over the meeting.主席将主持会议。
- preside over a trial
- 主持审判
- Judge Smith presided over the trial.史密斯法官主持了审判。
- preside over a ceremony
- 主持仪式
- The dean presided over the graduation ceremony.院长主持了毕业典礼。
- preside at a conference
- 主持大会
- She presided at the international conference.她主持了那次国际会议。
- preside as chairman
- 担任主席主持
- He presided as chairman of the committee.他担任委员会主席。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将preside拆为pre（前）和side（边），想象主持人坐在前面主持会议。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常与介词over或at连用，表示主持或负责某事。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with "preside", sharing the stressed vowel /aɪ/ and ending /d/. Note spelling variations: 'side', 'cide', 'vide', 'bide' but sound identical.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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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