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overseer的意思

overseer
英式音标['ovɚsɪr]
美式英标['əʊvəsɪə]

基本解释

n. 监督;工头

中文词源

overseer 监工

来自oversee,监督,监管。即监管者,监工。

英文词源

overseer (n.)
late 14c., agent noun from oversee (v.).

实用例句

1. As an overseer, he suddenly found himself a person of consequence.
作为工头,他突然觉得自己是个重要人物。
来自柯林斯例句
2. I was put in the tailor shop, and I loved it. I was promoted to overseer.
我被安排到缝纫车间,结果我很喜欢这项工作,后来还晋升为工头。
来自柯林斯例句
3. When the overseer was not in, most of the workers would lie down on the job.
只要监工不在, 大多数工人就磨洋工.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. 'she's after discharging our overseer and stayed home to go over the accounts with him.
" 她刚刚把家里的监工开除了,她留在家里同他交接账目.
来自飘(部分)
5. Besides all, he had an overseer - a great , tall, slab - side , two - fisted renegade son of Vermont.
除此之外, 他还有一个监工 -- 此人生得身材魁梧, 腰细拳粗, 是你们佛蒙特人的一个不肖子孙.
来自辞典例句