oversee

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/|[ˌəʊ̯.vəˈsiː]    美 /ˌoʊ.vɚˈsi/|[ˌoʊ̯.vɚˈsi]|/ˌəʉ.vəˈsiː/|[ˌəʉ̯.vəˈsiː]|[ˌɐʉ̯.vəˈsiː]

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To survey, look at something in a wide angle. literally,transitive
  2. To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group. figuratively,transitive
    — It is congress's duty to oversee the spending of federal funds.
  3. To inspect, examine. transitive
    — Gamekeepers oversee a hunting ground to see to the wildlife's welfare and look for poachers.
  4. To fail to see; to overlook, ignore. obsolete,transitive
    — Thereat the Elfe did blush in priuitee, / And turnd his face away; but she the same / Dissembled faire, and faynd to ouersee.
  5. To observe secretly or unintentionally. transitive

词形变化

oversees present,singular,third-person overseeing participle,present oversaw past overseen participle,past

词汇关系

衍生词
overseer oversight
相关词
overhear overlook overwatch

词源

From Middle English overseen, ouverseen, from Old English ofersēon (“to observe, oversee; to overlook, neglect”), equivalent to over- + see.
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